Chandigarh, June 9 -- Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday said the state has not witnessed a single paper leak incident since his government came to power in 2022, even as 93 exam papers have been leaked in the country since 2017. Speaking at an event where he handed over appointment letters to 355 employees newly recruited to various government departments, Mann asserted that his administration conducted exams in a transparent manner and gave jobs on merit, taking the total number of government jobs provided since the formation of the government to 67,037. The appointment letters were distributed to newly selected candidates in the departments of technical education, cooperation, local government, water supply and sanitation, animal husbandry, public works, housing and urban development, and other departments. Drawing parallels between the recruitment process adopted by his government and the situation elsewhere in the country, Mann said, "Our central government could not conduct a NEET exam. Since 2017, question papers of around 93 examinations have been leaked across the country." The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (Undergraduate) held on May 3 was cancelled following allegations of irregularities in the examination process and suspected paper leak. Hinting at regularisation of more than 65,000 contractual workers, the chief minister said two new laws were being introduced to facilitate this transition. "The first law will govern the transition from outsourced employment to direct state contractual employment. The second law will provide a pathway from direct state contractual employment to regular service against sanctioned vacancies," he said. In Patiala, Mann said the opposition parties were interested only in power and vested interests rather than the development of Punjab. Addressing a Lok Milni programme at Badwa village in Rupnagar district, he said, "The people of Punjab voted out seven former chief ministers and their families in 2022. They rejected those who had treated power as a means for personal gain and entrusted the state to an honest government. Revenue minister Hardeep Singh Mundian on Monday handed over appointment letters to 33 patwaris....