Amarinder defends jobs for sons of Cong. MLAs
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Under hearth from the Opposition over giving jobs to the sons of two Congress MLAs, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday defended his authorities’s choice, saying it was in recognition of the sacrifices made by their grandfathers, who laid down their lives for the nation.
The State Cabinet had on Friday determined to nominate Arjun Pratap Singh Bajwa as an inspector within the Punjab Police and Bhisham Pandey as a naib tehsildar within the Revenue Department as a “special case” on “compassionate” grounds.
Mr. Bajwa is the son of Qadian MLA Fateh Jung Singh Bajwa and Mr. Pandey is the son of Ludhiana legislator Rakesh Pandey. Mr. Bajwa is the grandson of former Minister Satnam Singh Bajwa who laid down his life in 1987 whereas Mr. Pandey is the grandson of Joginder Pal Pandey who was gunned down by the terrorists in 1987, the federal government had stated. Capt. Amarinder stated those that make a sacrifice for the nation can, and may, by no means be forgotten.
Meanwhile, the SAD urged the Governor to dismiss the federal government by taking suo motu discover of the way wherein the CM was allegedly “purchasing” the loyalty of the Congress legislators.
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