by Prabhjot Singh
CHANDIGARH, Sept 5 — Reluctance on the part of senior functionaries from Punjab and Haryana to join the Chandigarh Administration on deputation is not without reason. There have been numerous instances when the state government acted arbitrarily in recalling officers, cutting half way through their deputation period, on "flimsy" or "personal grounds". ...
Even the local MP, Mr Satya Pal Jain, had spoken to the Haryana Chief Minister, Mr Bansi Lal, that the present system should not be disturbed as it would affect the "clean up drive".
It was at his instance that the transfer of the Director of Investigation of Income Tax was cancelled by the Ministry of Finance. Mr Jain had told The Tribune that the engineers lobby had tried to pressurise him but he made it clear that he "would not tolerate any fraud being played with public funds." ...
