Support SAD which has always worked for your welfare – Bikram S Majithia to State employees. (Party welcomes court verdict to release Rs 14,191 crore DA arrears, condemns AAP govt for doing its best to deny this benefit to the employees) (Party discloses how SAD govts had worked for employee welfare by hiking DA by 125 per cent and implementing the 3rd, 4th and 5th Pay Commissions) Chandigarh 3 August ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today appealed to government employees to support the party which has worked tirelessly for their welfare, even as it welcomed the Punjab and Haryana high court order directing the Punjab government to clear Dearness Allowance (DA) arrears of Rs 14,191 crore within fifteen days and condemned the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for denying the same benefit to the employees. Addressing a press conference here, senior SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia said the anti-employee attitude of the AAP government had also been exposed in cour...
Warring seeks probe against mismanagement of dams, headworksSays, criminal negligence more than heavy rains led to devastation
Asserts, guilty must not get away on excuse of natural disaster
Chandigarh 30 August ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today demanded a probe against the mismanagement of dams and water headworks and also the criminal negligence of people involved in their management. Reacting to reports as to how the water was allowed to accumulate in the dams upstream and not released on time in a phased manner, despite forecast of heavy rains, he said, it is more of a “criminal negligence” than an unforeseen natural disaster. Warring, after touring various flood hit parts of the state during the last three days, said that the devastation was to be seen to be felt as tens of thousands of people have been rendered homeless, so many have lost their lives while the loss to crops and livestock is yet to be assessed and estimated. He disclosed that there was one common question asked by people, as why did the authorities, whosoever responsible, allow the water in dams to overflow till the last minute. “Why was not the water released gradually in advance, so that later the dams could hold the extra water?” he asked, noting that had it been done on time, the extent of devastation may well have been minimized. He also referred to the crashing of two floodgates of the ‘Madhopur headworks’, which, he said, happened because these were not properly maintained. He said, since extra water from the headworks was also not released on time, it led to huge pressure and eventually crashing of the gates.The PCC president called for fixing the responsibility for this disaster and punishing those guilty. “We do not expect people at the responsible positions not to act in time and that too at such critical times”, he observed, asking, what are they meant for? People of Punjab, particularly those who have been devastated by the flood disaster are seeking answers and want those responsible for it to be punished. “It must not be business as usual”, he asserted, while seeking strict action against those who did not act in time to prevent such huge damage and devastation.
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