Patiala (Manpreet Singh), October 22:- On October 22, 2026, the Gas Agency Workers’ Union affiliated with IFTU gheraoed the Deputy Commissioner’s office at the Mini Secretariat in Patiala, demanding the reinstatement of workers allegedly illegally dismissed by the management of Surindra Gas Agency. Following sloganeering by the union, the administration invited its leaders for a meeting with the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC). The ADC arranged a meeting between the union representatives and the District Food and Supplies Officer. Raminder Singh Patiala, state press secretary of the Kirti Kisan Union, was also present at the meeting.
The District Food and Supplies Officer assured the union that the matter would be resolved within two to three days. Addressing the protest, district secretary Surjit Singh Suniyarheri said that if the Patiala administration failed to resolve the issue, the union would be compelled to march towards the residence of Health Minister Dr Balbir Singh on October 27, 2026. He said the Patiala administration would be responsible for the consequences.
Union president Satgur Singh Nabha, Raghbir Singh Nabha, Jarnail Singh, Kesar Singh, Jaswinder Singh Jassi, Jasbir Singh, Dheeraj Kumar, Manjit Singh and other union members were present.
