AMRITSAR: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) President Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, has strongly criticized the decision of the Central Government to subordinate Chandigarh employees residing on Punjab land.
The SGPC President termed the announcement made by the Home Minister of India Mr. Amit Shah during his visit to Chandigarh to make the service conditions of all the employees of Chandigarh administration as per the central norms another major robbery on the rights of Punjab.
In a statement issued from the the SGPC headquarters, Advocate Dhami said that Chandigarh is situated on the valuable land of the villages of Punjab, therefore Punjab has the right to it. The latest decision of the Center is a violation of the Punjab Reorganization Act, 1966 and it is clear that to do so under a serious conspiracy is to pave the way for imposition of officers from outside Punjab on Chandigarh. This decision clearly shows the anti-Punjab intentions of the Government of India, he added.
. He said that from time to time the governments of the country had pushed Punjab and especially the Sikhs and in this series the announcement of Union Home Minister was a sign of another push. He said that this was a matter of rights and interests of Punjab and therefore all the political parties should show solidarity to stop it.
Advocate Dhami said that the SGPC strongly opposes this and will play a leading role in the struggle against this anti-Punjab decision.
He said that Union government should step back from this dictatorial decision and not pursue policies that would oppress Punjab.