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BDPO issues letter to back protests, shifted

Tribune Web Desk
Updated At : 12:31 PM Sep 20, 2020 IST

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Chandigarh, September 19

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A letter issued by a Block Development and Panchayat Officer (BDPO) in Mansa district, urging officials to support the farmer protests, has left the government red-faced.

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In a face-saving exercise, Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh ordered withdrawal of the letter.

On Saturday, the Sardulgarh BDPO had issued a letter, claiming that the protests against the farm Bills were being organised by the Punjab Government.

Announcing a protest dharna on September 21, the BDPO had issued a letter asking all panchayat secretaries under his block to inform all sarpanches about the same. He had also wrongly claimed that ministers or MLAs would join the protests, said a spokesperson, rejecting any such plans by the state government.

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Taking serious cognisance of the matter, the Chief Minister today ordered shifting of the Sardulgarh BDPO to headquarters, and immediate withdrawal of the letter. — TNS

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