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...
Bajwa hits out at AAP govt for collapsing Law and Order; says “criminals rule while the CM sleeps” Chandigarh 31 October ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Coming down heavily on the Aam Aadmi Party-led Punjab government, Leader of the Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa accused Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann of allowing Punjab to descend into anarchy, where fear and lawlessness have become the new normal. Bajwa said the spate of violent crimes across Punjab this week exposed the total collapse of governance under the AAP regime. “The people of Punjab today live in fear. The streets are ruled by criminals while the CM, who also holds the Home portfolio, remains asleep at the wheel,” Bajwa charged. Citing three major crime incidents within a span of just a few days, Bajwa said the situation had reached an alarming point: On Tuesday, in Mansa, Satish Kumar, a pesticide shop owner and uncle of RTI activist Manik Goyal, was attacked — a chilling message to those who dare to speak up. On Thursday morning...