Process to fill up vacant posts in progress: Sukhbir

Vacancies after retirement of staff at 58
Process to fill up vacant posts in progress: Sukhbir
UAE verdict: CM to meet PM tomorrow
Rajay Deep
Tribune News Service

Bathinda, April 5

Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today announced that recruitment process for all vacancies which had occurred after hundreds of government employee retired at the age of 58 on March 31, was on.
“All departments have been asked to send their proposals at the earliest to fill up the vacancies as we do not want the working of any important department to suffer,” said Sukhbir.
Talking to this correspondent at the sports stadium, Bathinda, where he had come to take stock of the preparations for the semi-finals of the World Cup Kabaddi, Punjab-2010, scheduled for April 10, the deputy CM said he had taken the promotion of kabbadi as a challenge, which he had met by hosting the World Cup.
When apprised that people are taking World Cup as an extravaganza by Sukhbir the ‘showman,’ he said, “No doubt I did my best to make the event successful but it is nowhere concerned with my publicity as I want the game, which is the pride of Punjab, to be promoted worldwide.”
Speaking about the verdict of the UAE courts, under which 17 Indians including 16 Punjabis had been awarded death sentence, Sukhbir said, “It is a very serious issue and only the union government can take up the matter at the international level. Concerned over the issue, the chief minister of Punjab is going to meet the Prime Minister on April 7, where the matter will be discussed at length.”
About the contingency plans to handle the protests if the PSEB is unbundled, Sukhbir parried the query saying, “This is a matter related to the chief minister, so he would be the right person to reply to it.”
When questioned about the fate of his drive to check corruption in the revenue department, the Deputy CM said, “We have gained much success and soon it will be replicated in all major departments of the state government.”
Sukhbir was on a whirlwind tour to assess development projects in Bathinda, during which he even took to task the officials of departments concerned.
He visited various sites of the under construction development projects including railway flyovers and asked the officials to make sure that all projects are completed on the stipulated time. Meanwhile, he warned the officials that dilly-dallying would invite immediate action against them.
“I have been monitoring all the projects, so never try to show your incompetence to others,” he clearly instructed the senior officials, while inspecting an under construction railway overbridge at the Badal road.

Chopper take-off bid creates a flutter

Bathinda: There was panic when the chopper carrying Sukhbir Badal failed to take off twice at the PSEB grounds.
In the first attempt, it gained a little height, but due to some technical hurdle, the pilots had to immediately land it. One of the pilots came out and asked the officials to take away all the vehicles and vacate the ground.
Then the pilots tried to take off but had to land the chopper again. Finally, they succeeded only in the third attempt.
All this made the officials (witnessing it) tense. But after checking with the officials concerned, they said it was due to problem in vision and nothing much, bringing relief all around. — TNS