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...
A Strong Opposition is Essential for the Strengthening of Democracy — Serious Introspection Needed on the Growing Trend of Defection : Rajbir Singh Bhartiya
A Strong Opposition is Essential for the Strengthening of Democracy — Serious Introspection Needed on the Growing Trend of Defection : Rajbir Singh Bhartiya Chandigarh 18 June ( Ranjeet Singh Dhaliwal ) : Social activist and Retired Superintendent from the Office of the Advocate General, Punjab and Haryana High Court, Chandigarh, Shri Rajbir Singh Bhartiya, expressing deep concern over the current political scenario of the country, stated that India is renowned as the world's largest democracy. The makers of the Constitution envisioned a democratic system where citizens elect their representatives and, simultaneously, a strong opposition acts as the voice of the people to question the ruling power. Bhartiya observed that over the last few years, the way the country's politics has witnessed rifts within political parties, defection of elected representatives, and the shifting of political equations after securing public support based on specific ideologies during elections, ha...