Bureaucracy Puts Brakes on the Assurances of Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and Finance Minister Harpal Cheema After 10 months of repeated assurances and nearly 20 meetings with the Finance Minister, employees are still facing a massive salary reduction of ₹31,000 per month — raising serious questions about the government’s commitment to its promises and the welfare of its employees. Despite the Central Government providing full funding for salaries, the State Government appears determined to continue the exploitation of employees For the last 10 months, the Finance Minister has repeatedly assured employees that their salaries would not be reduced, while the Education Secretary has outright refused to resolve the issue If employees’ issues are not resolved in the meeting with Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on June 23, a major agitation will be launched at the Chief Minister’s residence in Sangrur. S.A.S.Nagar 18 June ( Ranjeet Singh nDhaliwal ) : The repeated assurances given by Punjab C...
Education Department employees march towards Chief Minister's residence, police block road near Nature Park behind Burail Jail
Education Department employees march towards Chief Minister's residence, police block road near Nature Park behind Burail Jail S.A.S.Nagar May 31( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : On Sunday, Education Department employees marched towards Chandigarh to surround Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's official residence with other legitimate demands including restoration of Punjab scale, old pension and allowances, but Mohali and Chandigarh Police blocked the path of the protesters by erecting barricades near Nature Park in Mohali behind Burail Jail. Due to which tension increased due to the scuffle between the police and employees. Education Department employees had gathered in front of Gurdwara Amb Sahib at 11 am today under the banner of Old Scale, Old Pension and Allowance Restoration Morcha. From here, they started the march towards the Chief Minister's residence on foot. The organization's provincial leaders Vikramdev Singh, Mahinder Kodiawali, Kuldeep Singh Barnala, Deepak Kamboj...