New announcements by Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi fraudulent, alleges AAP

Chandigarh, September 21

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) senior leader Harpal Singh Cheema has raised questions over the announcements made by CM Charanjit Singh Channi.

He alleged the announcements freed the sand mafia and were fraud with the state employees. He said without a solid mining policy, the sand and gravel mafia in the state could not be eradicated. “How will the sand mafia be eradicated if landowners are allowed to extract sand from their land and sell it for free?”

He said a ‘Sand-Gravel Mining Corporation’ and a new policy were the need of the hour.

Regarding the employees, Cheema said the dearness allowance applicable to the government staff from January 2016 is 125 per cent, but the announcement was of 113 per cent. He said a 15 per cent hike in the salaries was announced, but arrears were settled from 2016 to June 2021. — TNS

Bid to divide working class

By implementing two formulae for determining the scale and allowances of govt employees, a conspiracy is being hatched to divide the working class. — Harpal Singh Cheema, AAP