He was speaking during the Open Darbar organised by the district authorities at Mubarakpur and attended by officials of various departments and residents of the surrounding villages. He was accompanied by additional deputy commissioner Gagandeep Singh, SDM Sher Singh Sidhu and DSP H.S. Bhullar, the DC listened to the grievances of the residents separately.

The deteriorating condition of roads, water and electricity were brought to the notice of the deputy commissioner, who assured that all roads of the state would be repaired and recarpetted by the year 2000.

On a complaint of a section of residents, Bir asked the SDM to issue show cause notice to three patwaris for their failure in attending the villagers regularly. He also asked SDM to initiate departmental action against them if the charged levelled against them was found to be true.