Chandigarh, February 23: The Cooperation Minister S.Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Tuesday conducted surprise check at the Sector-17branch of Punjab State Cooperative Bank.
In the checking conducted during afternoon, Branch ManagerBaldev Raj and Assistant Manager Baljinder Singh were found absent. Theminister ordered the suspension of both.
The Cooperation Minister further said that whereas on onehand, the cooperation department is connected closely with the farmingcommunity and rural areas, on the other it is also linked directly with theurban as well as rural consumers which is why the indiscipline would not betolerated. In a stern warning, he said that those indulging in negligence ofduty whether other Government institutions or cooperative banks, would bestrictly proceeded against.