Punjab Congress Chief Attacks Amarinder Singh Over Jobs To MLAs' Sons

Sunil Jakhar, the Punjab Congress chief, and two MLAs, have publicly demanded that the "ill-advised" move be rolled back.

Punjab cabinet's decision to give two state government jobs to the sons of Congress MLAs has triggered fresh trouble for Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. Sunil Jakhar, the Punjab Congress chief, and two MLAs, have demanded that the "ill-advised" move be rolled back. However, Mr Singh, already battling dissent just months ahead of the assembly elections, has refused to scrap the decision, calling it a "small token of gratitude and compensation for the sacrifices of their families". 'No question of rescinding #PunjabCabinet decision on jobs for sons of 2 @INCPunjab MLAs. It is just a small token of gratitude & compensation for the sacrifices of their families. It's shameful that some people are giving political colour to this decision.': @capt_amarinderpic.twitter.com/a83yIIM887 The Punjab government had on Friday decided that the sons of Congress MLAs -- Arjun Pratap Singh Bajwa and Bhisham Pandey - be appointed as a police inspector and a naib tehsildar as their grandfathers had been murdered by terrorists. "No question of rescinding Punjab Cabinet decision on jobs for sons of 2 Congress MLAs. It is just a small token of gratitude and compensation for the sacrifices of their families. It's shameful that some people are giving political colour to this decision," Mr Singh was quoted as saying by his media adviser Raveen Thukral.