Bathinda traders rally behind employees, plan march to Golden Temple

Bathinda, June 24

Beopar Mandal senior vice-president and trader Amarjit Mehta said they would take out 190-km ‘padayatra’ from Bathinda to the Golden Temple, Amritsar, against the state government as it failed to concede to the demands of people. He said the ‘padayatra’ would start on July 7 at 12 noon from Bathinda.

Mehta said the government had cheated the employees by denying them their dues in the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission. He said it was the right time when people from all walks of life, came out in support of the employees, who had been denied their financial dues by the government. Mehta pointed out various emoluments such as city compensatory allowance and non-practice allowance (in case of doctors) had either been done away with or drastically reduced. The recommended hike in salary and allowances was meager, he said.

BDA employees observe pen-down strike

Bathinda: Bathinda Development Authority (BDA) employees observed a pen-down strike in protest against the 6th Pay Commission report released by the government recently. BDA joint action committee members said if their demands were not met, they would observe a full-day strike on June 25 again. — TNS

Ministerial workers’ stir till June 27

Abohar: Anguished over the decisions taken by the state government on implementing the 6th Pay Commission report, the Punjab Ministerial Staff Union (PSMU) decided to continue their strike till June 27. They staged a dharna and raised slogans against the state government at the Fazilka district headquarters. — OC