Chandigarh, December 23
Faced with protests by contract staff and attack by the Opposition over delay in enactment of laws on important Bills passed by the Channi-led government, the Punjab Cabinet today met Governor Banwarilal Purohit, seeking his consent to the Bills.
Among the 12 Bills pending for clearance are ‘The Punjab Protection and Regularisation of Contractual Employees Bill’ and another allowing the state government to terminate and re-determine power tariff paid to private power plants through power purchase agreements (PPAs).
Contract employees have been on a warpath as time is running out with the model code of conduct expected soon. Also, the scrapping of PPAs with independent power producers is hanging fire. — TNS
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