Cong protests over 22 ‘backdoor’ appointments in Intelligence Wing
Thursday, 29/12/2016
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Abohar : Punjab Congress has vehemently protested against the ‘backdoor’ recruitment of 22 employees in the Intelligence Wing in violation of all norms.
Addressing mediapersons here on Wednesday, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) vice president and spokesman Sunil Jakhar produced documents showing that the Additional Director General Intelligence Wing had appointed 22 persons to the post of Intelligence Assistants in the rank of Constable and even hastily ordered their postings to border areas.
Of the new recruitees, 21 hailed from Sukhbir Badal’s Jalalabad constituency while one belonged to Abohar, said Jakhar. Among the beneficiaries are Arniwala Nagar Panchayat president Sukhdev Singh Arniwala, SAD SC Wing president Pyara Singh, SAD Arniwala Circle president Nishan Singh and son of Kaur Singh, who is SGPC member and resident of Bahavwala, a village near Abohar.
Former CLP leader Jakhar said Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal had thrown all norms of propriety to the winds in making these appointments in total violation of administrative rules shortly before the code of conduct was expected to be imposed in the state, thus breaking all records of unethical behaviour. He said the party will approach the Election Commission and the state Governor to cancel the appointments.
Jakhar alleged that in the guise of police recruitment, the government had minted money from more than 6.5 lakh unemployed youth though less than 7,000 policeman had to be recruited. While the rest of the appointments were still pending, Sukhbir, on December 22, got the recruitment in border areas done to give undue advantage to SAD workers, said Jakhar, adding that this was ironical since anyone associated with the ruling SAD could not be expected to check any irregular activity in the border areas.
