Ludhiana, April 17 -- An interview drive for clinical assistant posts under Ludhiana's Aam Aadmi Clinic (AAC) network turned "chaotic" at the civil surgeon's office on Thursday as candidates cited lack of seating and drinking water arrangements besides the "absence of any formal guidance system".

The panel-based recruitment was held for 73 clinical assistant vacancies, officials said. Ludhiana currently has 111 operational Aam Aadmi Clinics. The new recruitment is aimed at ensuring that vacancies do not disrupt services as the network expands.

Candidates said that despite the interviews being pre-scheduled, no shed for the waiting aspirants had been arranged outside the civil surgeon's office, forcing many to sit on the floor in the sun...