Taking cognizance of the news reports in a section of Press regarding alleged irregularities in the School Education Department, the Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today ordered an independent enquiry to be conducted by the retired Judge of Punjab and Haryana High Court Justice Mr. A.N. Jindal to get into the bottom of the case.
Disclosing this here today, a spokesperson of the Chief Minister's Office said that Mr. Badal had ordered this enquiry to Justice Jindal to probe into all alleged aspects particularly relating to the purchase of school library books for primary and upper primary, science kits and supply of map masters. It may be recalled that the Education Minister Mr. Sikander Singh Maluka had himself offered for an independent enquiry to be ordered by the Chief Minister during a press conference here on Sunday last.