Within hours of Punjab anti-corruption helpline launch, two complaints received
Chandigarh, March 23, 2022: Within hours of Punjab chief minister launching an anti-corruption helpline number, two complains have been received.
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One of the two being against former Punjab Secretary Krishan Kumar where complainant has accused him and his accomplices of soliciting bribes. The complainant has sought justice from the Punjab Government.
Complainant working in Gurdaspur wrote, “I worked for 20 hours for education department but was suspended on 21-05-2020 due to corona and sent back to my head office Tarn Taran. Despite of filing a case in the high court I have not received justice neither my salary," he said.
"My father has also died in the process” he wrote in the complaint.
The other complaint was shared by the Gaushala official along with the evidence. In his complaint he accused Bathinda’s tehsildar for extorting bribe over the land that was donated to the Gaushala.
Chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday launched the anti-corruption helpline number 9501 200 200 and appealed to the people of Punjab to share complaints pertaining to corruption via WhatsApp so that the state could be made corruption-free within a month. He reiterated his commitment to rooting out corruption from Punjab after paying tributes to martyrs Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev on their 91st martyrdom anniversary at the National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala in Ferozepur district.
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