Mohali, November 12:- The three employee groups are making every effort to win the 2026–2027 elections of the Punjab School Education Board Employees Association. This year, the two-day joint platform, which had been discontinued for the past 10 years, was revived, giving all three groups an opportunity to address employees in turn. All three groups expressed confidence in their victory. Social media played a significant role in the election campaign this time, with all three groups using AI technology to create videos and promote their respective panels.
At the joint platform, Bibi Ramandeep Kaur Gill, the presidential candidate of the Sarab Sanjha Ranu Group (Blue), and Sukhchain Singh Saini, its candidate for the post of General Secretary, effectively highlighted the achievements of their group during 2024–25. They also presented their agenda for the coming years. Bibi Ramandeep Kaur Gill's speech impressed the audience. She alleged that despite being victorious, leaders of the Red Group had failed to secure any concessions for employees. She further alleged that they were claiming credit for achievements resulting from the long legal battles fought by fellow employees in the courts, whereas these achievements were the outcome of the dedication and hard work of those who had pursued the cases.
Meanwhile, leaders of the Sodhi and Khangura Group, Gur Iqbal Singh Sodhi, Hardip Singh Gill and former president and senior vice-presidential candidate Parwinder Singh Khangura, claimed that 70 per cent of the employees and their team stood firmly with them like a rock and that they would secure a splendid victory. They alleged that leaders of the Red Group had never supported them when they faced injustice or when the issue of their transfer arose, while the two colleagues concerned continued to act arbitrarily. They further alleged that although all groups were campaigning, they were not allowed to campaign freely. They said they had sought three days' leave from the office for campaigning but were granted only one day. The group claimed it would achieve a 100 per cent victory.
The candidates of the Employees Welfare Group (Red), presidential candidate Gurcharan Singh Tarmala and General Secretary candidate Paramjit Singh Bainipal, claimed that during their tenure they had formulated and implemented a policy to prevent the removal of daily-wage employees. They also said they had made their contribution towards securing the implementation of the old pension scheme for employees recruited before 2004, in line with the decisions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and the Supreme Court. Rejecting former president Parwinder Singh Khangura's allegations that they had not been heard and had acted arbitrarily, they said that Khangura had never held a meeting with them or provided them any guidance. They added that he used to visit his home every Saturday and Sunday but never held any meeting with them. They expressed confidence that the Employees Welfare Group would win on the basis of its work.
