The employee, Nitin Sharma, has been suspended keeping in view the pending investigation.
The preliminary inquiry by the the Legislative Assembly was conducted after Speaker Devnani received several complaints in this regard.
Principal Secretary of the Assembly Secretariat, Mahavir Prasad Sharma, on Thursday issued an order to suspend the employee.
Addressing the first all-women conference at the Maghi Mela in Muktsar Sahib, he said, “The SAD is also committed to giving a boost to all social welfare initiatives concerning womenfolk once we come to power in the state.” He said the ‘Shagun’ scheme, which was discontinued by the AAP Government, would be revived.
A Delhi court has sent five individuals arrested in connection with an alleged Rs 56,000 crore bank loan fraud related to Bhushan Steel Ltd (BSL) to ED custody. Special Judge Rajesh Kumar Goel of Rouse Avenue Court sent Ajay S. Mittal and Archana Mittal to ED custody until January 14, and Nitin Johri, Pankaj Kumar, and Pankaj Kumar Tiwari until January 15.
A Punjab Police officer was grievously injured after being hit by a speeding car near a checkpost in Punjab’s Jalandhar. The incident was caught on surveillance cameras.
Over 20 students on Friday fell unconscious at a school in Bihar's Munger district following gas leakage from the Chemistry lab, an official said. The incident happened at Notre-Dame Academy in Munger city.
BJP leader Smriti Irani on Wednesday slammed the Congress for turning down the invitation to attend the Ram Mandir inauguration on January 22. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra had invited leaders from various political parties for the inauguration ceremony of Ram Mandir on January 22. The invitation was also send to Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Adir Ranjan Choudhary
A Delhi court on Wednesday said that it will hear, on January 16, the bail application moved by Neelam Azad, one of the six accused in the December 13, 2023, Parliament security breach case. Additional Sessions Judge Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Courts adjourned the matter, citing the unavailability of the investigating officer of the case. On January 2, the court had directed the Delhi Police to file a response to the bail application.