Chandigarh: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunil Jakhar on Wednesday raised questions over irregularities in the Punjab State Rural Livelihood Mission recruitment process, saying the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which claimed to follow principles of fairness and integrity, has now begun to manipulate recruitment as well.
In a message on social media, Jakhar said that under the AAP government, which claims to represent "absolute honesty", irregularities have come to light in the recruitment conducted on January 28 for the Punjab State Rural Livelihood Mission.
"The matter came to light when an applicant approached the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The High Court has constituted an independent inquiry committee."
Former State BJP Chief Jakhar questioned the state government, asking whose recommendation led to the alleged manipulation, who will be held accountable, and whether the (Punjab Education) Minister (Harjot Singh Bains) concerned will be asked to resign on moral grounds.
He said that AAP leaders project an image of uncompromising honesty outside Punjab, but once they arrive in the state, they abandon ethics and integrity in favour of political manipulation.
He added that while the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann repeatedly claims that government jobs in Punjab are being given without recommendations or bribery, allegations of irregularities in recruitment are emerging under the same (Punjab) government.
He also said that the AAP government's claims of providing jobs fairly carry no more credibility than its claims denying paper leaks despite multiple examination paper leak incidents in Punjab.
He added that under the guise of honesty, the AAP government "is ruthlessly looting Punjab and has now extended this to depriving unemployed youth of their rightful employment opportunities".
He asked the Chief Minister when action would be taken against those responsible and when the Minister-in Charge (Harjot Singh Bains) of the concerned department would be asked to resign.
