Mann’s tough stance comes after services at the state’s administrative offices were hit as officers went on five-day mass casual leave from Monday to protest the arrest of PCS officer Narinder Singh Dhaliwal in Ludhiana by the state vigilance bureau.
Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi party leader Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday warned the Punjab Civil Service (PCS) officers, who have gone on leave en-masse to protest the “illegal” arrest of their colleague, that they will be suspended if they don’t resume duty by 2 pm.
“Such strikes amount to blackmailing and arm-twisting, the CM said.“It has been brought to my notice that some officers are not attending duty in the garb of some strikes. They are protesting against the strong action taken by the government against corrupt officers,” Mr. Mann tweeted.
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“Let this be very clear to everyone that this government has zero tolerance to corruption. Such a strike amounts to blackmailing and arm twisting. It cannot be tolerated by any responsible government,” he said, adding, “Therefore, you are hereby directed to declare the strike illegal. Suspend all such officers who do not join by 2 pm today i.e. 11.01.2023. Those who do not join by 2 pm, their period of absence should be treated as dies non.” He added.
ਭ੍ਵਿਸ਼ਟਾਚਾਰ ਦੇ ਮਾਮਲੇ ਚ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਬਖਸ਼ਿਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ ਭਾਵੇ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਹੋਵੇ ,ਸੰਤਰੀ ਹੋਵੇ ਜਾਂ ਮੇਰਾ ਕੋਈ ਸਕਾ-ਸੰਬੰਧੀ…ਜਨਤਾ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ-ਇੱਕ ਪੈਸੇ ਦਾ ਹਿਸਾਬ ਲਿਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ.. pic.twitter.com/bzc3aYGO9N
— Bhagwant Mann (@BhagwantMann) January 11, 2023
Mann’s tough stance comes after services at the state’s administrative offices were hit as officers went on five-day mass casual leave from Monday to protest the arrest of PCS officer Narinder Singh Dhaliwal in Ludhiana by the state vigilance bureau.
Dhaliwal, posted at the regional transport authority in Ludhiana, was arrested on Friday by the vigilance bureau for allegedly taking bribes from transporters to not issue challans for offending vehicles, the bureau had said.
“The PCS officer has been arrested illegally, wrongfully and arbitrarily and without due procedure,” the PCS officers’ association claimed.
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