08 May,2024,Punjab- Punjab government sends notice to BJP candidate IAS Parampal Kaur to join duty immediately otherwise action will be taken.
IAS Parampal Kaur Maluka had joined BJP with her husband by taking VRS from her job. The party has declared her as its candidate from Bathinda.
The matter of resignation of BJP candidate and IAS Parampal Kaur Maluka, daughter-in-law of senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Sikandar Singh Maluka, has not been resolved. Now the Punjab government has issued a notice to him asking him to join his duty immediately, because he has not been exempted from the three-month notice period. They cannot be considered relieved or retired from duty. They have been issued a warning of appropriate action in case they do not join duty.
Parampal Kaur Maluka had adopted the Voluntary Retirement Process for voluntary retirement. Sources said that Parampal had adopted the VRS process so that after leaving the job, he could get all the benefits which any IAS officer gets on retirement after completion of his tenure.
After this, Parampal Kaur joined BJP in Delhi, after which the party declared her a candidate from Bathinda. After he joinPund BJP, CM Bhagwant Mann had posted that his resignation has not been accepted yet. Mann had said that it is the chief minister’s prerogative and also some legal duty to decide when and how to resign.
Letter dated 7-05-2024-Notice to Ms Parampal Kaur Sidhu IAS