Govt employees hold sit-in on Mall Road : The Tribune India

Join Whatsapp Channel

Govt employees hold sit-in on Mall Road

PATIALA:Employees of various departments held a protest rally against the Punjab government under the banner of Joint Action Committee Punjab and UT Employees here on Saturday.

Govt employees hold sit-in on Mall Road

Employees of various departments protest against the Punjab Government on Mall Road in Patiala. Tribune photo: Rajesh Sachar



Patiala, August 11

Employees of various departments held a protest rally against the Punjab government under the banner of Joint Action Committee Punjab and UT Employees here on Saturday. 

Irked over delay in release of the DA and arrears, employees were up in arms against the ruling dispensation. The protesters staged a sit-in for hours altogether on the Mall road. In the afternoon, hundreds of protesters marched towards the Chief Minister’s residence. However, they were stopped near Fountain Chowk by the heavy police force. A scuffle broke out between protesters and policemen at the Fountain Chowk. However, the police did not resort to lathi charge. 

The employee called off their protest in the evening after a written assurance of meeting with political secretary to the CM, Captain Sandeep Sandhu. The meeting of the employee union with political secretary has been scheduled for August 20 in the CM’s office. — TNS

Top News

Chief Judicial Magistrate's court in UP's Banda orders judicial inquiry into death of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari

UP court orders judicial probe into gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s death, seeks report in a month

Ghazipur MP Afzal Ansari on Tuesday alleged that his brother...

‘Heart attack or poisoning’: The life and times of Mukhtar Ansari—crime and politics

‘Heart attack or poisoning’: The life and times of Mukhtar Ansari—crime and politics

Eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh are among the poorest regions...

CBI files chargesheet against 20 institutes, 105 individuals in Himachal Pradesh multi-crore scholarship scam

CBI files chargesheet against 20 institutes, 105 individuals in Himachal Pradesh multi-crore scholarship scam

22 educational institutions were on CBI radar in the scholar...

Mahagathbandhan announces LS seat-sharing for Bihar; RJD to contest 26, Congress 9

Mahagathbandhan announces Lok Sabha seat-sharing for Bihar; RJD to contest 26, Congress 9

High-decibel contest seems on the cards in Hajipur, where RJ...


Cities

View All