CHANDIGARH: Punjab Civil Services (PCS) officers across the state proceeded on mass casual leave on January 9 for at least a week to protest against the arrest of their colleague Narinder Singh Dhaliwal by the Vigilance Bureau.
Dhaliwal was arrested in an alleged bribery and corruption case. The general administration and public services across all districts are expected to be hit with nearly 230 PCS officers proceeding on leave.
Hailing from Moga, Narinder Singh Dhaliwal is a 2014-batch PCS officer who was posted as Secretary, Regional Transport Authority (RTA), Ludhiana, when he was arrested. Dhaliwal, 40, is a postgraduate in Punjabi and was appointed as a PCS officer on February 5, 2014.