Govt-aided schoolteachers’ union hits out at parties

Fatehgarh Sahib, November 6
Various organisations of the Government-Aided School Teacher's Union have criticised the political parties of the state for joining hands together to increase their salaries, and termed it as a cruel joke with the employee's organisations, who have been struggling to get the benefits of even fourth pay commission. They alleged that the ruling politicians have forgotten their slogan of "Raj Nahi Sewa".
Upjit Brar, president of the Government-Aided Progressive Front, Malkiat Singh, president and Anju Kaura, general secretary of the Government-Aided School Bachao Front said that still the aided-school teachers, belonging to 476 aided-schools, were getting medical allowances and house rent as per fourth pay commission.
The government had failed to implement fifth pay commission recommendations and to give benefits to its employees, whereas the neighbor states have implemented it completely and given 18 per cent DA to its employees.
They asked as why Punjab has lagged behind and asked If there was no resources crunch, while increasing their own salary.
They also asked if the economic condition of the state was not good then why the political parties have increased their own salaries. They urged all the employees union to join hands like political parties to get their rights.