Chandigarh Apr 23 PTI The ruling AAP in Punjab on Saturday slammed the Congress over warrants issued against farmers who defaulted on loans in Ferozepur and accused it of trying to defame the Bhagwant Mann-led government in the stateAAP spokesperson Malwinder Singh Kang said the warrants were issued in December 2021 under the Charanjit Singh Channi-led government in PunjabAfter the formation of the AAP government some officers of the department concerned renewed those warrants but as soon as the state government came to know about it the arrest warrants were withdrawn Kang told reporters hereAround 930 farmers of Ferozepur district were issued warrants by the state land mortgage bank following non-payment of loans Farmer unions had threatened to launch a stir against the moveKang said Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has directed officials not to issue any summons or warrants against farmers stating that the government was formulating a new policy to bring farmers out of the mire of debt and make farming a profitable professionLater Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema directed the cooperative banks not to issue warrants against farmers for non-payment of debts PTI CHS VSD IJT IJT

Ahmedabad Mar 27 PTI A candidate was detained from a centre in Gujarats Mehsana district for allegedly possessing a sheet with answers to questions asked in the forest guard recruitment exam conducted on Sunday The examination was conducted by Gujarat University on behalf of the state forest department between 12 noon and 2 pm State education minister Jitu Vaghani said an investigation was being conducted to ascertain whether it was a case of paper leak while maintaining it was more of a copying incident The opposition Congress and Aam Aadmi Party called it a failure of the Gujarat government and a well-organised conspiracy The AAP said its youth wing will hand over a memorandum to the collectors of all 33 districts demanding proper and thorough investigation and strict action against those responsible Vaghani maintained that as per primary information received by him it was a case of copying at an exam centre in Mehsanas Unava village and action has been taken against a candidate He added that making it look like a paper leak without proper investigation is an organised effort to defame the government and mislead the states youth The Gujarat government is always prepared to take swift action against paper leak cases The government is taking all efforts to ensure competitive exams are conducted with authenticity he told reporters An official release said a candidate went out for a toilet break between 145pm and 150pm and when he returned and was searched the invigilator found in his possession a paper with all the answers keyed into it At first glance it is an incident of a copy case and action has been taken accordingly as per the rule It does not appear to be a case of paper leak said a note issued by the district information department This comes within a few months after a question paper of an exam for the recruitment of government head clerks got leaked in December leading to the arrest of several people Similarly several persons were arrested in a paper leak connected to the state police constable recruitment exam in 2019 Exam paper leak cases have become a norm in the BJP government If the state government cannot conduct an exam impartially then it should give up the responsibility and hand it over to youth like us We are prepared to conduct an exam without any scam AAP youth wing president Praveen Ram said Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said the government was playing with the future of the youth in the state Corruption in government recruitment is closely connected to the ruling BJP The paper leak cases are a part of well organised conspiracy Doshi said PTI KA BNM BNM BNM