new Delhi. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday urged the central government not to infringe on the rights of the elected government of Punjab by imposing central laws on the administration of the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
Raising the issue during ‘Zero Hour’ in the Rajya Sabha, Singh said the state of Punjab does not have its own capital like other states. He further said that Chandigarh was made the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana in 1966 and under the provision of the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966, the State of Punjab is providing 60 per cent staff to the Union Territory Administration while Haryana is providing 40 per cent staff for the same. Used to be.
He said, “Recently the central government intends to impose central laws on Chandigarh administration. Newly elected Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has decided to regularize all contractual employees of Punjab. If the central law will be applicable to Chandigarh UT, then Many contractual employees working in the UT office will be deprived of these facilities.”
He also urged the government not to encroach upon the rights of the Punjab government.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah had announced on March 27 that the Central Civil Services Rules would be implemented for all employees under the Chandigarh Administration.
The decision has since seen sharp criticism from Punjab leaders, who crossed party lines and termed it an “encroachment on the rights of Punjab”.
If the Central Civil Services Rules come into force, all employees will get the pay scale as per the Central Service Rules, but this will increase the retirement age from 58 to 60 years and increase the maternity leave for women employees from the existing one year to two years. Will go
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