Punjab: Five veterinary officers dismissed
In a bold move to address negligence and absenteeism, Punjab Animal Husbandry Department on Thursday terminated the services of five veterinary officers with immediate effect.
Punjab Congress president and Chief Minister (elect), Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday invited Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to attend swearing-in ceremony slated for Thursday morning in Chandigarh.
Captain Amarinder after steering Congress to a decisive win in Punjab, met Rahul Gandhi at the latter's residence in New Delhi on Tuesday. During the meeting, Captain Amarinder thanked Rahul Gandhi for the support extended to him during the elections. Similarly, Rahul Gandhi congratulated Captain Amarinder for the landslide victory of their party in Punjab. This was the first meeting between the two after the Punjab elections. At the meeting, Rahul expressed the confidence that Punjab would once again rise to its true potential under a Congress government.
Captain Amarinder told mediapersons after the 10 minute meeting that it was a courtesy call. There was no discussion on cabinet formation during the meeting, he said in response to a question. To another question, Captain Amarinder said that the time was right now to elevate Rahul Gandhi as party president and added that he had been maintaining this since the past one year.
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Later, Captain Amarinder lashed out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for refusing it accept its defeat gracefully. "Instead of acknowledging that his party had failed to connect with the voters of Punjab, Arvind Kejriwal was taking refuge in making allegations about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), which, incidentally, his own party workers had been guarding," Captain Amarinder said.
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