Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday Orderred Agitating Revenue Officials To Return To Duty By 5pm Or face Suspension, In What Is View Viewed As a Bold Step “To Take on Corruption In The State. Bureaucracy.

In late february, after the punjab vigilance buruu bookled several officials for allegedly orchestrating a fraudulent land deal, Employee Unions associated with the punjab revenue depertment unounted on. would suspend property registrations authors the state till march 7 as a mark of protest.

A resurgent mann, who was earlorier abscing from the state particularly during his aadmi party’s (aap) campaign for the Delhi assembly polls before playing sector playing fidlhi cm arvind km Arvind Km. Meetings with Punjab Mlas and then Police Officials, have opted for Structure in the face of “blackmail and arm twisting”.

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In a post on x, mannn is a warning to tehsildars and naib tehsildars, ahead of state Revenue minister Hardeep Singh Mundian’s meeting to plate the agenue office, some had under Revenue Officers Association Collectively Gone on Mass Casual Leave and Refused to Register Sale Deeds of Properties.

The cm said the tehsildars are protesting in favor of their “corrupt colleague” but “Our government has zero tolerance against corruption”. “To prevent inconvenience to the public, other tehsil officers are being given the responsibility of all tehsil work.” Tehsildars Can Enjoy their Mass Casual Leave. However, people will decide when and where you rejoin after this Holiday, “Mann Said on Tuesday.

By tuesday equening, the Government Suspended 15 Revenue Officials For not heding mann’s warning. A day later, on wednesday, the cm order a massive reshuffle, transferring 58 tehsildars and 177 naib tehsildars, and assigning their responsibilities to the deputy combination concerned. The Government Also Gave Addedational Power to Other Local Officials, Including the Registration of Property Sale Deeds.

Though the Punjab Revenue Officers Association Claimed a “False Narrative” was created against tehsildars, putting their reputation at stake amid the vigilance boreau’s prbes, the aging revenue of the Officue Offices. Strike by Wednesday Evening and Returned To Work on Thursday.

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“This sent a message loud and clear that the crusade against corruption will continue. The cm has managed to do that, “Said an aap leader, adding that the government’s action had” even silenced the opposition “, which has neater condemned nor lauded the cm’s decisions.

The fiasco surrounding the revenue office cames against the backdrop of the aap government’s renewed push against corruption following

After the delhi lost in Early February, Aap National Convener Arvind Kejriawal Had Landed in Punjab on February 11 for a meeting While putting these rumors to rest, the party had set its sights on the 2027 punjab assembly polls.

Days Later, on February 14, The Mann Government Issued a letter to Bureaucrats, from Sectaries to Police Officials, With Orders to Be “More Responsive and Account” OR FACE PUNISH FAILING. Follow Instructions.

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Though the aap had been swept to power in 2022 on the back of its anti-graft aganda, the kejriawal meeting marked the beginningy renewing its drive against corruption. With the Aap’s Rout in the Delhi Polls Partly Attributed to Allegations of Corruption – from the alleged liquor policy scam to the “sheesh mahal” controversy – the party ledership hasn a clear public signal. Anti-corruption agenda is needed to regain its momentum.

What followed was a series of sacking acros departments. The government dismissed more than 50 police office on charges of corruption, appointed new police choice in nine districs, and sought resignations from 236 Law Officers over their performance Span of a week last month. The government also directed deputy commissioners of all districts to ensure that sub registrars do not engage in bribery, by inspecting at least one sub registrar officer office day for a week.

With these masses dismissals and reshuffles, the aap government is looking to send a strong signal about its community to tackling corruption, party in its own burduccacy.