Chandigarh: In an unprecedented move, chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Saturday threatened to sit on dharna against Punjab governor Banwarilal Purohit for allegedly not clearing the Bill for regularising the services of 36,000 contractual employees in the state.
Blaming the Punjab Governor, Channi said that Governor being the Constitutional head of the state was certainly functioning under the political pressure of BJP in wake of forthcoming assembly polls.
Addressing the media persons here, he said that the state government has already got this legislation passed in the special session of Punjab Vidhan Sabha after thoroughly worked out all the modalities to pave a way for the regularization of these contractual employees with utmost care and caution.
Without mincing any words CM Channi said, “Come what may, if the need be he would not hesitate to stage a dharna in front of Raj Bhawan along with his Cabinet colleagues and party MLAs to safeguard the legitimate rights of employees.”
Earlier, CM Channi outlined the major pro-people initiatives taken by his government during 100 days like setting up of several chairs in the name of eminent personalities like Bhagwan Valmiki ji, Guru Ravidass ji, Bhagat Kabir ji, Bhagwan Parshuram ji, Bhai Jaita Ji (Baba Jiwan Singh), eminent statesman and architect of Indian Constitution Dr. BR Ambdekar and devout Sikh Bhai Makhan Shah Lubaana besides exclusive research centre on three epics of Ramayana, Mahabharat and Srimad Bhagvad Geeta.