CHANDIGARH, July 2: Former Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today welcomed the appointment of SC Aggarwal as the Chief Secretary and PS Gill as the Director General of Police, Punjab.
Capt Amarinder said, they were quite competent and good officers. He said, Aggarwal had worked with him as the Secretary Industries and his performance had been exceptionally good. He expressed confidence that he will continue to perform with same extraordinary merit.
About Gill, he remarked, “he was quite an efficient officer and we are happy over his coming to Punjab”. He pointed out, his performance in militancy hit Jammu and Kashmir has been very good.
Capt Amarinder, however, clarified that he had no role in getting his (Gill’s) file cleared from the Prime Minister’s office for appointment as the DGP Punjab as reported in a section of the media.