Punjab minister accused of sending inappropriate text, could face action

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh

A Punjab Cabinet Minister has been accused of sending a "inappropriate text" to a woman government official, The Indian Express has learned. The Chief Executive Officer Amarinder Singh, Senior Official Amarinder Singh, according to multiple sources.

The minister had allegedly felt her texts earlier, and she reportedly warned him against it. He had stopped for some time, but she decided to be late.

Sources said that Congress President Rahul Gandhi is aware of the complaint, and the party is deliberating on whether the minister should continue in the Cabinet.

"The high command is learned to have a strong view of the complaint. It has been conveyed to us that we can not allow such incidents to happen, "said a government functionary, adding that there is pressure from the high command to take" an extreme action ".

The woman officer had earlier thwarted attempts to get her in the minister's department, sources said. They said that she was satisfied with the action taken by the Chief Minister, and that she understood that she was acting in the offing.

The sources added that she would have lodged an FIR had her complaint not been taken seriously.

The minister told The Indian Express that he had never felt any message to a woman official. He also said that no complaint had been made by any woman.

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