Faridkot:- On call of Sanjhi Talmeel Committee, Punjab Employees and Pensioners Sanjha Front, Sanjha Mulazam Manch today at local Mini Secretariat in front of Deputy Commissioner's office employees and pensioners held protest dharna and raising sharp slogans against Punjab Government burnt effigy of Chief Minister Punjab Bhagwant Mann. While addressing on this occasion state leaders of employees Prem Chawla, Jatinder Kumar, District President of DTF Sukhwinder Singh Sukhi, former state President of Ministerial Staff Amrik Singh Sandhu, leaders of District Faridkot Ravinder Pal Singh Ghali, Bakhshish Singh General Secretary, Kanwaljit Kaur, pensioner leaders Inderjit Singh Kheewa Kulwant Singh Chani, employee leaders Balbir Singh Sibian, Balkar Singh Sahota Class Four Government Employees Union, Kiran Prakash Mehta state leader Karmchari Dal, teacher leader Gagan Pahwa, Dharimandar Singh, Narinder Kumar Master Cadre Union, Harpreet Singh Saran Technical Service Union, pensioner leaders Principal Krishan Lal, Inderjit Singh Gill, Kulwinder Singh Maur, Amarjit Singh Walia, Balwinder Ram Sharma Electricity Board, Balwinder Singh Brar Health Department expressed regret that ruling Bhagwant Mann government of Punjab is not even ready to implement historic decisions made by Hon'ble court regarding DA.
Besides this it has almost refused to restore old pension, implement coefficient of 2.59, regularize raw employees and accept demands of scheme workers. Anti-employee rules are being made and implemented by various departments.
Leaders further said that for restoration of old pension scheme on 23 August state level rally will be held at village Satoj of Chief Minister Punjab and after that by Sanjhi Talmeel Committee on 27 August all employees of Punjab will take mass leave and completely stop work of government and will make action program of Punjab Bandh successful.
On this occasion besides others pensioner leader Som Nath Arora, teacher leader Kuldeep Singh Ghania, Gurpreet Singh Randhawa, Bishan Kumar Arora, Sukhmandar Singh Gill President PRTC, Surat Singh Mahla, Ami Chand Sewer Man leader, Sukhmandar Singh Sandhwan, Manohar Singh Dhunna, Gurinder Singh Mani, Mandar Singh, Tara Singh, Harnek Singh Sahoke, Veer Singh Kameana, Gurcharan Singh Maan, Ramesh Kaushal, Roop Singh, Munish Kumar Education Department, Sewak Singh President DC office, Gurcharan Singh President Water Supply Department, Mandeep Singh, Balraj Singh Sekhon, Harcharan Singh Sandhu, Malkeet Singh Sandhu Punjab State Karmchari Dal and Sarabjit Singh leader Ministerial Staff etc large number of employees and pensioners were present.