Jaipur, August 22: The Jaipur district administration has ordered probe into allegation of forcing minor school children to donate blood at a camp organised in Chomu town near here on the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi on August 20.
Additional District Magistrate MP Swami will hold an inquiry into the circumstances and allegations, an official spokesman said here today.
An 11th standard student had allegedly fallen ill after donating blood in a camp organised by local Congress MLA Bhagwan Sahai Saini in the town.
He had fainted twice after reaching home and was rushed to the Government Hospital at Chomu from where he was referred to SMS Hospital here, family sources had said.
About 50 students donated blood at the camp. There were allegations that several of the donors were minors studying in class ninth to 12th.
However, the MLA and camp organiser had denied the allegations and held that minors were not subjected to donating blood.
The blood bank doctors’ team had selected the donors only after due inquiry and check up, the MLA had clarified.
–Agencies