When you know Mann is ISI agent, why not take action? Warring asks Bittu Chandigarh 20 May ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring today asked the union minister of State in Railways, Ravneet Singh Bittu to take action against Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann if he really is an ISI agent. Reacting to Bittu’s remarks accusing Mann of being an ISI agent, Warring noted that he (Bittu) is part of the central government. “Why don’t you ask the union Home Minister to institute an inquiry if you have any information that Mann is an ISI agent?” he asked the union minister, adding, “otherwise stop playing these friendly matches with the Punjab Chief Minister”. Reiterating that there was a secret understanding between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party, Warring said, they were resorting to “friendly fire” against each other to remain in the limelight and divert attention from pressing issues for which both the governments are accountable. He pointed out...
Union Strongly Criticizes Deployment of Horticulture Staff for Waste Removal – Warns of Intense Agitation
Union Strongly Criticizes Deployment of Horticulture Staff for Waste Removal – Warns of Intense Agitation
Chandigarh 20 May ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : The CMC Horticulture Union, Chandigarh, has strongly condemned the Municipal Corporation's decision to deploy gardeners—who work under the Horticulture Department—to assist in clearing the "mountains of garbage" at Dadu Majra, Sector 38. The Union has issued a stern warning to officials, demanding an immediate halt to the practice of assigning horticulture staff duties at the waste processing plant or for general waste removal. Instead, they insist that this work be assigned exclusively to employees specifically recruited for the purpose, or that the task of waste removal be outsourced to a specialized agency.
The primary duty of horticulture staff is to keep the city green, plant trees, and maintain vegetation—not to clean up filth and refuse, particularly without the provision of safety equipment or protective gear against hazardous, toxic, and disease-causing materials. The Horticulture Department is already grappling with a staff shortage; indeed, citing this very shortage as a pretext, parks and green belts are currently being handed over to private societies through Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs). On the other hand, horticulture employees are being pushed into the jaws of disease—a situation that is, by any standard, completely unjustifiable. 
Harkesh Chand (President), M.M. Subramaniam (General Secretary), Budh Ram, Ajayab Singh, and Hardeep Singh (Vice Presidents), along with Gopal Dutt Joshi (Advisor) of the CMC Horticulture Workers' Union, have warned officials to stop playing with the future of the horticulture staff. They demand an inquiry into the conduct of officials who—from the very beginning to the present day—have proven incapable of effectively managing waste removal. Furthermore, they insist that strict action be taken against those found culpable, and that the staff be immediately relieved from these filthy duties and reassigned to their designated horticulture work; failing which, the Union will launch an intense agitation.
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