Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann’s Ultimatum To Employees On Strike

Bhagwant Mann as we speak warned Punjab civil service officers who’re on mass depart. (File)

Chandigarh:

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as we speak warned Punjab civil service officers, who’re on mass depart to protest the “unlawful” arrest of their colleague, to hitch obligation by 2 pm, failing which they are going to be suspended.

“Such a strike quantities to blackmailing and arm-twisting,” he stated.

The powerful stand of Bhagwant Mann got here after providers at administrative places of work within the state had been hit because the officers went on five-day mass informal depart starting Monday to protest the arrest of PCS officer Narinder Singh Dhaliwal in Ludhiana by the state vigilance bureau.

In a tweet, Mr Mann stated, “It has been dropped at my discover that some officers will not be attending obligation within the garb of some strike. They’re protesting in opposition to sturdy motion taken by the federal government in opposition to corrupt officers”.

“Let this be very clear to everybody that this authorities has zero tolerance to corruption. Such a strike quantities to blackmailing and arm twisting. It can’t be tolerated by any accountable authorities,” he stated.

“Subsequently, you might be hereby directed to declare the strike unlawful. Droop all such officers who don’t be a part of by 2 pm as we speak i.e 11.01.2023. Those that don’t be a part of by 2 pm, their interval of absence ought to be handled as dies non,” stated the Chief Minister.

Mr Dhaliwal, who was posted as regional transport authority in Ludhiana, was arrested on Friday by the vigilance bureau for allegedly taking bribes from transporters for sparing them challans for offending autos, the bureau had stated.

“The Punjab civil service officer has been arrested illegally, wrongfully and arbitrarily and with out due process,” the Punjab civil service officers’ affiliation had claimed.
 

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