Power staff shifted ‘defying’ poll code
Dharmendra Joshi
Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, March 5
In an alleged violation of the model code of conduct, Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB) reportedly shifted its eight employees on Monday when the code came into force with the announcement of the poll schedule.

Chief Engineer (operations, north zone) TS Thind issued orders on March 2 of shifting of six Additional Assistant Engineers (AAEs), a revenue accountant and a head draughtsman (HDM).

While Punjab chief electoral officer (CEO) Kusumjit Sidhu could not be contacted as she was reportedly busy in a meeting, Thind denied any violation of the code of conduct.

Thind said the transfer of the PSEB men did not amount to defiance of code of conduct as these men were posted to new places after their promotion.

At the same time, he claimed he did not remember case to case but these PSEB men might have been transferred before the code came into force on March 2.

Zonal president of Council of Junior Engineers Raj Kumar Chaudhury alleged the Chief Engineer shifted these employees violating the set norm of transfer without taking any permission or consent from the higher authorities, which, in his case, will be either PSEB Chariman HS Brar or member distribution KD Chaudhury.

Thind claimed he was competent to shift PSEB men in the zone on his own according to the set guidelines.