Punjab CM slams Shah over announcement to apply central service rules to Chandigarh UT employees
Chandigarh Mar 28 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shahs announcement to apply the central service rules to the employees of the union territory of Chandigarh claiming that it went against the Punjab Reorganisation Act Central Govt has been stepwise imposing officers and personnel from other states and services in the Chandigarh administration This goes against the letter and spirit of Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966 Punjab will fight strongly for its rightful claim over Chandigarh Mann said in a tweet After Shahs announcement here on Sunday Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had taken a dig at the BJP saying it is scared of the AAPs rising footprint Taking to Twitter soon after the home ministers statement Sisodia said Shah did not take away Chandigarhs powerswhen the Congress was ruling Punjab but he did so soon after the AAP formed its government The union territory employees are currently working under the Punjab service rules According to Shah the move will benefit them in a big way their retirement age will increase from 58 to 60 years and women employees will get childcare leave of two years instead of the current one year However his announcement had evoked a sharp reaction from some rivals of the BJP with many leaders saying this was another big blow to the rights of Punjab after changes in the Bhakra Beas Management Board BBMB rules Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema had on Saturday tweeted MOHs Ministry of Home Affairs decision to impose central government rules on employees of Chandigarh is in violation of the spirit of the Punjab Reorg Reorganisation Act and must be reconsidered Congress leaders including Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Amarinder Singh Raja Warring too condemned the decision The change in appointment rules for top officers to the BBMB had raked up a storm with many political parties in Punjab and Haryana criticising the Centre The BBMB which is a statutory body under the Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966 and manages the water resources of Sutlej and Beas has a whole-time chairman and two members for irrigation and power Political leaders have claimed that according to the BBMB Rules 1974 the member power in BBMB must be from Punjab and the member irrigation from Haryana but the requirement has been removed in the amended rulesPTI SUN VSD CJ CJ
Chandigarh Mar 28 PTI Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shahs announcement to apply the central service rules to the employees of the union territory of Chandigarh claiming that it went against the Punjab Reorganisation Act Central Govt has been stepwise imposing officers and personnel from other states and services in the Chandigarh administration This goes against the letter and spirit of Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966 Punjab will fight strongly for its rightful claim over Chandigarh Mann said in a tweet After Shahs announcement here on Sunday Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia had taken a dig at the BJP saying it is scared of the AAPs rising footprint Taking to Twitter soon after the home ministers statement Sisodia said Shah did not take away Chandigarhs powerswhen the Congress was ruling Punjab but he did so soon after the AAP formed its government The union territory employees are currently working under the Punjab service rules According to Shah the move will benefit them in a big way their retirement age will increase from 58 to 60 years and women employees will get childcare leave of two years instead of the current one year However his announcement had evoked a sharp reaction from some rivals of the BJP with many leaders saying this was another big blow to the rights of Punjab after changes in the Bhakra Beas Management Board BBMB rules Senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Daljit Singh Cheema had on Saturday tweeted MOHs Ministry of Home Affairs decision to impose central government rules on employees of Chandigarh is in violation of the spirit of the Punjab Reorg Reorganisation Act and must be reconsidered Congress leaders including Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Amarinder Singh Raja Warring too condemned the decision The change in appointment rules for top officers to the BBMB had raked up a storm with many political parties in Punjab and Haryana criticising the Centre The BBMB which is a statutory body under the Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966 and manages the water resources of Sutlej and Beas has a whole-time chairman and two members for irrigation and power Political leaders have claimed that according to the BBMB Rules 1974 the member power in BBMB must be from Punjab and the member irrigation from Haryana but the requirement has been removed in the amended rulesPTI SUN VSD CJ CJ
