Staff threat to oppose HVP-BJP LS candidates

AMBALA, Jan 27: Haryana government employees have threatened to oppose the ruling HVP-BJP alliance candidates in the ensuing Lok Sabha elect...

AMBALA, Jan 27: Haryana government employees have threatened to oppose the ruling HVP-BJP alliance candidates in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections in case no decision regarding their demands was taken by Chief Minister Bansi Lal by February 8. Addressing mediapersons here yesterday, Haryana Karamchari Mahasangh president S.D. Kapoor, general secretary Dhara Singh and chief organiser Amrik Singh alleged that Bansi Lal was discriminating against the employees and had gone back on his poll promises.

They said the move to privatise the Haryana State Electricity Board (HSEB) was aimed at harming the interests of employees.

The functioning of the HSEB would improve if employees were given charge of the administration for a year, they added.

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Demanding a "white paper" on the expenditure on foreign consultation for preparing a case for privatisation of transmission and distribution of power, they termed the working of HSEB chairman Ranjit Issar dictatorial.

"During the one and a half years that he has been in charge, he has not called a single joint consultative meeting with employee leaders, which was to be held every six months," they alleged. The employee leaders said dharnas would be organised throughout the state on February 4 in this connection.

Poll observers start work

General observers J.S. Sahni and G.S. Chima and expenditure observer Kulvinder Singh of the Ambala reserved Lok Sabha seat started their work from today.

According to a press release, they would be available at the Panchkula PWD Rest House from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the PWD Rest House in Pinjore from noon till 1 p.m. and at the Naraingarh PWD Rest House from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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On January 28, the observers will be available at the Ambala PWD Rest House from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., from 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. at the Canal Rest House in Yamunanagar and between 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Chhachh-Rauli Rest House.