Preparations continue for the Dharna to be held on November 12, 2025, at the call of the Federation of UT Employees and Workers, Chandigarh.
A rally was held today at the Solid Waste Plant.
Chandigarh 28 October ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : In preparation for the Dharna to be held on November 12, 2025, at the Municipal Corporation office in Sector 17, at the call of the Federation of UT Employees and Workers, Chandigarh, a gate meeting and rally were held today at the Solid Waste Plant in Sector 25. Addressing the rally, Federation President Rajendra Katoch, General Secretary Harkesh Chand, Chairman Gopal Dutt Joshi, Water Supply President Harpal Singh, Union Secretaries Tejmani and Raj kumar strongly condemned the Municipal Corporation Authority for its negative attitude towards the demands and alleged that due to the officials' adamant attitude, the employees were not paid their salaries before Diwali and the Diwali festival was a damp squib.
The speakers said that the dharna and demonstration on November 12th was to implement the Seventh Pay Commission report and release arrears, Modified Assured Career Progression, all allowances including uniforms, regularize all daily wage contract employees who have completed 10 years, free outsourced employees from contractors and bring them directly under the departments, implement equal pay for equal work for all temporary employees and stop the retrenchment of outsourced employees, immediately reinstate the french workers who were dismissed and forcibly retired and restore their previous salaries, cancel the decision to hand over the parks and green belts under the MC Horticulture Department to societies through MoUs, extend the date of tenders already running in the Engineering Department of MC and issue new tenders soon, and release the withheld salaries of outsourced employees immediately, and pay arrears at DC rate to all, and pension and gratuity to retired employees. This is being done in support of demands for prompt disbursement of all benefits. He appealed to all employees to participate in large numbers in the Dharna on November 12, 2025.

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