Offended protests had been witnessed on the Punjab Secretariat on Thursday after Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann cancelled a gathering with representatives of assorted worker unions scheduled to be held in Jalandhar this afternoon.
Manjeet Singh and Alka Chopra, each representatives of the workers’ union within the Punjab Civil Secretariat, stated talks had been underway with union representatives who had been visiting Jalandhar to satisfy CM Mann at PAP Jalandhar.
“We’re planning to go on an indefinite strike if the federal government doesn’t provoke talks and settle the grievances,” the worker union stated.
The Chief Minister, in a social media publish on X, stated the protesting workers are a part of the household however talks and protest can’t go collectively.
Within the publish, Mann stated the federal government is duty-bound to handle all the problems of the protesting workers. Nonetheless, talks will happen solely after the workers finish their protest.
Over 4 lakh authorities workers and lakhs of pensioners are observing a “Maha Hartal” to strain the AAP authorities to clear their long-pending dearness allowance (DA) dues.
Authorities workers, pensioners protest throughout Punjab ‘Maha Hartal’ exterior DC workplace in Amritsar on Thursday. Tribune picture: Vishal Kumar
Authorities colleges, schools, universities, hospitals and different healthcare services, besides emergency companies, and authorities workplaces is not going to operate.
The dimensions of the deliberate agitation presents a major political problem for the Mann authorities forward of the 2027 Meeting elections. With round 7.50 lakh workers and pensioners taking part, the protest has the potential to affect almost 38 lakh voters when their households are taken into consideration.
It’s learnt that workers throughout departments will proceed on mass informal go away.
A view of the abandoned district tehsil complicated workplace throughout the Punjab ‘Maha Hartal’ in Amritsar on Thursday. Tribune picture: Vishal Kumar
