Chandigarh: Ferozepur chief agriculture officer was placed under suspension on Thursday, a day after 3,236 bags of diammonium phosphate (DAP) fertiliser, unauthorisedly stored in a warehouse, were recovered during a raid.
Punjab agriculture minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian on Thursday gave directions for immediate suspension of chief agriculture officer (CAO) of Ferozepur, Jagir Singh, for “negligence and failure to perform his duty diligently”. An official spokesperson said a complaint was received from the deputy commissioner of Ferozepur against the CAO, following which the latter has also been charge-sheeted under rule no. 8 of the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment & Appeal) Rules, 1970. During his suspension, he will report to the office of the director of agriculture in Mohali.
The DC informed that a team led by the SDM inspected the godowns of Sachdeva Traders in Ferozepur and found approximately 161.8 MT (3,236 bags) of DAP stored illegally. The company was unable to provide any document to justify the storage of the DAP fertiliser in its godowns during the investigation.
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