SANGRUR, Sept. 20 -- The Sangrur district administration has terminated the services of an outsourced employee of the district public relations office (DPRO) after a post, criticising the relief fund announced by the Prime Minister for flood-affected areas, was shared on the official X handle of the Sangrur deputy commissioner, Rahul Chaba, a 2017-batch IAS officer.

The DPRO office generally handles the X account of DCs in the state.

The post, which was shared on September 10, reportedly referred to the Rs.1,600 crore relief fund announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Punjab on September 9 as a "cruel joke."

Even though the post was deleted a few hours after being uploaded, the Prime Minister's Office and the Dep...