‘Never forget their sacrifices’: Moga deputy commissioner joins office — with parents by his side | Chandigarh News
Emotions ran high in Moga Deputy Commissioner’s office on Friday as a 33-year-old IAS officer took charge of the coveted post — with a difference. Accompanying Sagar Setia, his teary-eyed parents — beamed with pride on their son’s first day as the deputy commissioner — kept hugging and blessing him. Setia, posted as a DC for the first time, did the paperwork in presence of his parents, as other officials and the staff present cherished the “lifetime moment” for the father, Avinash Chander Setia, and mother Usha Devi. It was a rare moment for the Punjab bureaucracy as officers rarely bring their parents to work on the joining day, officials said. Story continues below this ad Speaking to The Indian Express, Setia said he wanted to convey two key messages to the youths by this gesture. “Of course, whatever I am today, they (the parents) are the force behind it. I wanted them to experience the feeling of being in that coveted office; when you are empowered to take decisions for the public welfare… To …


