Tribune News Service
Ludhiana, June 29

Members of the Punjab State Ministerial Services Union, Ludhiana, staged a protest against the state government, led by Capt Amarinder Singh, for not fulfilling their demands.

The protesting employees said they were not satisfied with the conditions with which the state government had implemented the Sixth Pay Commission.

They said the government had reduced their pay scale and allowances.

They demanded that the commission report with actual conditions with a hike in salary and allowances be implemented. They also demanded that the old pension scheme be resumed and contractual employees must be regularised.

The protest was attended by state unit leaders Mandeep Singh Sidhu and Amit Arora. They said the employees had been protesting to get their genuine demands fulfilled but the government had failed to pay heed to hear their voice.

The members of the union are the employees of the DC office, PWD office, Excise and Taxation, Health, Water Supply and Sanitation and other departments.

Sanjeev Bhargav, working president of the union, said they would continue their agitation till their demands were met by the state government. “We are not satisfied with the pay commission report under which our pay scale and allowances have been reduced. Thus, we are forced to hold protests,” he said.

The protesting employees said if the Congress government failed to fulfill their demands, it would have to face adverse consequences in the upcoming 2022 Assembly elections. They have also announced that they would go on a complete pen-down strike and hold protests at bus stands.