Sangrur, May 22 -- Defending the state government's move appointing non-Punjabis to key positions, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday said that experts are there in other states as well.

The Punjab government had on Monday appointed 31 individuals as chairmen, directors and heads of various government bodies, drawing criticism from opposition parties for making Delhi AAP leader Deepak Chauhan chairman of the Punjab Large Industrial Development Board, and appointing Delhi AAP spokesperson Reena Gupta as chairperson of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB).

CM Mann was in Ghanaur Kalan village of Sangrur where he interacted with panchayats of five villages and also dedicated a facilitation centre in Dhuri to ensure trans...