Govt reinstates senior vigilance dept officials
Chandigarh, May 19 -- The Punjab government has reinstated two senior officials of the vigilance bureau (VB) who were earlier suspended in connection with an investigation into alleged driving licence irregularities, according to copies of the orders seen by HT. The move that has raised questions about the consistency of the government's anti-corruption stance. However, the officer who headed the VB at the time, remains under suspension. The suspensions had followed the launch of a statewide crackdown on corruption in regional transport authority (RTA) offices.
No official explanation has been provided for the reversal. Despite repeated attempts, home secretary Alok Shekhar couldn't be contacted for comments....
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