A senior officer of the Cooperation Department in Punjab was Wednesday suspended on the charge of financial bungling, officials said here.
Cooperation Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Wednessay suspended Additional Registrar of the department Harinder Singh Sidhu with immediate effect, an official spokesperson said.
Sidhu has been charged with spending Rs 45 lakh on renovation of the building of Punjab state agricultural development bank "without following proper procedure."