Chandigarh, March 6 -- Punjab Government's firm crackdown on the striking tehsildars has yielded results, forcing them to call off their statewide protest unconditionally. What began as a show of defiance against the government's actions turned into a swift retreat by Wednesday evening as suspensions, mass transfers, and warnings from the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann made it clear that the administration would not tolerate any disruption in public services.
The revenue officials, who had gone on mass leave since Monday to protest against the vigilance crackdown on corruption, were left with no option but to return to work as the government stood its ground.
Faced with a no-nonsense approach from the Mann-led AAP Government, which included...