CHANDIGARH: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann has given a big jolt to Punjab cadre IAS officer Parampal Kaur, the daughter in law of Akali leader Sikamndar Singh Maluka.
She has today joined the BJP and minutes later CM claimed her resigntaiton is not yer accepted. Bhagwant Mann in a tweet said that Parampal Kaur was in hurry to join politics but her resignation of IAS Parampal Kaur is not accepted. He said that their is set procedure to resign from the service.
If the state government would not accepted the resignation and Parampal Kaur has joined the political party, it would amount to loss of retirement benefits including gratuaty and pension.
Parampal Kaur has joined BJP alongwith her husband Gurpreet Singh Maluka who is also Akali Dal leader. Maluka family is considered close to Badal family and Badals had always given prominance to Sikandar Singh Maluka. He is former MLA from Rampura Phool. Maluka was the education minister of the Akali government till 2017.
Parampal Kaur is accepted to be BJP's candidate from Bathinda Lok Sabha seat against sitting MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal wife of SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal. The SAD, BJP and Congress have not yet announced their candidates from Bathinda seat. AAP has declared the name of Agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian.
Last week the 2011 batch officer of the Punjab cadre applied for voluntary retirement from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). She was nominated to IAS from state government quota by former CM Parkash Singh Badal by ignoring several other senior and deserving officers of state government.