Mann government embroiled in Mid-Day Meal and panjiri scam: Tina Chaudhary Playing with the health of children and pregnant women by awarding contracts to private companies: Tina Chaudhary Demand for a high-level probe and strict action against the guilty Chandigarh 5 May ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress spokesperson Tina Chaudhary today levelled serious allegations against the Punjab government led by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during a press conference. She said that despite the Chief Minister holding charge of Markfed, the government deliberately awarded contracts for the Mid-Day Meal, panjiri, and other food supplies to private companies. Tina Chaudhary alleged that these private companies supplied substandard food, directly endangering the health of poor children and pregnant women. She said that low-quality food items were procured at inflated prices, causing a loss to the state exchequer. She further stated that the companies awarded the tenders had identical addre...
CMC HORTICULTURALISTS UNION RALLY. CONDEMNATION OF OUTSIDERS IN THE UNION'S WORK.
Chandigarh 29 September ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : At the call of the CMC Horticulturalists Union, Chandigarh, a gate rally was held today, September 29, 2025, at the Horticulture Booth in Sector 16. Union President and newly appointed General Secretary of the Federation, Harkesh Chand, Union General Secretary M.M. Subrahmanyam, Chairman Nihal Singh, Matasaran Perumal, Mandeep Sharma, as well as newly appointed President of the Federation, Rajendra Katoch, Vice President Harpal Singh and Chairman Gopal Dutt Joshi were also present at the rally. Addressing the rally, Union President and Federation General Secretary Harkesh Chand and Union and Federation General Secretary M M Subramanyam strongly condemned the anti- employee attitude of Chandigarh Administration and Corporation Authority and said that instead of giving equal pay for equal work, cancelling the decision of handing over the green belts and parks under the Horticulture Department to the societies, and regularizing the daily wages and contracts of those working in Horticulture, the Administration and Corporation are hesitating in inviting tenders for recruitment of outsourced employees and are giving extensions of only 2-2 months. CMC Horticulture Workers Union is fighting against this unjust decision of the corporation but some anti-social and selfish people are not able to digest this and for their ownselfish interests, they have become puppets in the hands of bureaucracy and are trying to break the unity of the employees under a deep conspiracy which needs to be exposed. He appealed to all the employees to strengthen their unity.
Addressing the rally, newly appointed President of the Federation Rajendra Katoch and Chairman Gopal Dutt Joshi expressed their gratitude to the horticulture workers for making the General Conference of the Federation a success and appealed to strengthen their unity and become a part of the fierce struggles. He warned the administration that if the decision of equal pay for equal work is not implemented immediately and the dearness allowance arrears and bonus are not paid before Diwali, the Federation will launch a mass struggle, the date of which will be announced at the meeting of the newly elected Executive Committee of the Federation on 1 October 2025.
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