Ludhiana, March 17 -- Taking note of a complaint of caste discrimination, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) has asked the Punjab co-operative societies registrar to submit an explanation within 15 days regarding alleged 'selective' audits of Verka milk plants.

The action comes after one Surjit Singh Bhadour, currently posted as general manager at Milkfed Verka, Patiala and Khanna, alleged he was being targeted as he belongs to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community. In his complaint, he alleged that the Punjab co-operative department has ordered audits of his tenure at five plants, Ludhiana, Patiala, Sangrur, Faridkot and Khanna. He claimed that the audit is in violation of the Punjab Cooperative Societies Act, 1961.

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