Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, on Wednesday, offered complete support for the Agnipath recruitment drives of the Indian Army after the force's Jalandhar Cantt zonal recruitment officer wrote to the state government, saying it is planning to hold in abeyance all future recruitment rallies and procedures in Punjab.
Army's Jalandhar Cantt zonal recruitment officer had written to Punjab Chief Secretary V K Janjua and Principal Secretary (Employment Generation) Kumar Rahul, saying, “We are constrained to bring to your kind attention that the support from the local civil administration is vacillating with no clear-cut commitments. They are usually citing their inadequacies due to lack of directions from the state government at Chandigarh or lack of funds."
"We are now thus compelled to bring to your kind notice that unless clear-cut commitments are not received in writing on issues raised, we would be taking up case with Army Headquarters to hold in abeyance all future recruitment rallies and procedures in the state of Punjab, alternately conduct rallies in neighbouring states," the letter further stated.
Taking to Twitter, Mann said all deputy commissioners have been directed to provide complete support to the Army authorities for recruitment drives. "Any laxity shall be viewed seriously," the CM wrote.
With PTI inputs
