Chandigarh (The Stellar News) Saksham Kalia: Acting Strongly against the Punjab Civil services (PCS) officers and revenue officers, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann declared the five day mass leave to mark a protest against the Vigilence Bureau arrest of an officer for allegedly taking bribe in Ludhiana illegal.
In strict written orders, Mann directed chief Secretary VK Janjua to suspend all officers who do not join duty by 2pm on Wednesday.
“It has been brought to my notice that some officers are not attending duty in the garb of some strike. They are protesting against strong action taken by the government against corrupt officers. The government has zero tolerance to corruption and such a strike amounts to blackmailing and arm-twisting. It cannot be tolerated by any responsible government,” the orders read.
He added that the period of absence of those who did not join duty by 2pm on Wednesday should be treated as “dies non (break in service)”.
