ADC who ‘insulted’ AAP MLA shifted; 3 DCs also shuffled

CHANDIGARH :A week after Faridkot additional deputy commissioner (ADC general) Keshav Hingonia allegedly insulted Kotkapura Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kultar Singh Sandhwan, the state government on Wednesday transferred the IAS officer.

He has now been posted as additional secretary (home affairs, justice and jails).

A heated exchange of words was witnessed between the IAS officer and the MLA who had gone to the Faridkot deputy commissioner’s office with party workers to submit a memorandum seeking an inquiry into payments made under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) in the district. The MLA said Hingonia insulted him and did not stand up to receive the memorandum and also told him that he was not the government. The AAP has held demonstration against the officer.

The government also transferred eight other officers, including three deputy commissioners.

Dharam Pal will be new Barnala DC, Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal has been posted as Mansa DC whereas Sanjay Popli will be new special secretary (welfare of schedule castes and backward classes).

Arvind Pal Singh Sandhu has been posted as (special secretary (home affairs, justice and jails) whereas Ghanshyam Thori has been transferred as Sangrur DC. MK Aravind Kumar will now be additional state transport commissioner whereas Vineet Kumar has been transferred as additional secretary (mines and geology) with additional director (mines and geology).

Harpreet Singh Sudan has been shifted as Patiala Development Authority chief administrator.

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