FINANCE MINISTER REITERATES COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUALITY DURING MEETING WITH JOINT ACTION COMMITTEE
Chandigarh, September 19
Punjab’s Finance Minister, Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, on Friday said today that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government is actively working to address the long-standing constitutional demands and issues of Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Backward Classes (BCs) employees and communities. He gave this assurance during a productive meeting with the Joint Action Committee, which represents 27 SCs and BCs employees and social organizations from across Punjab.
The meeting, held at Punjab Bhawan, focused on a range of crucial issues affecting these communities, including demands related to government employees, social justice, and constitutional rights. The Finance Minister discussed in detail the issues raised by the joint action committee, issued directions to the officers concerned to resolve these issues at the earliest.
Emphasising that the AAP led Punjab Government has already made significant progress in resolving many of these matters and is committed to tackling the remaining issues with the utmost urgency, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said, “Our government is dedicated to ensuring social justice and equality for all citizens of Punjab. We recognize the constitutional significance of the demands raised during the meeting and are taking concrete steps to resolve these”. He said that this meeting with the Joint Action Committee was an important step in the ongoing dialogue to find effective and timely solutions.
The Joint Action Committee expressed their appreciation for the Punjab Government’s willingness to engage in direct talks and its commitment to resolving the issues. Both sides agreed to continue their collaboration to ensure that all pending matters are addressed swiftly and effectively.
The 22 member Joint Action Committee included State Coordinator Action Committee and Chairman Gazetted and Non Gazetted SCBC Emplyees Welfare Federation, Jasbir Singh Pal, Co-Coordinator Action Committee and President BSNL Emplyees Welfare Association, JE Harwinder Singh, Co-Coordinator Action Committee and President Jabar Julam Virodhi Front, Raj Singh Todarwal, President, Ambedkar Mazdoor Chetna Manch, Karnail Singh Neelowal, President, Gazetted and Non Gazetted SCBC Emplyees Welfare Federation, Kulwinder Singh Bodal, President, Ambedkar Sabha, Harjas Singh, President, SCBC Pensioners Welfare Association, Balraj Kumar, President, Sarkari Pensioners Association, Sangrur, Harwinder Singh Bhattal, State Incharge, Ambedkar Mission Club, Baldev Singh Dhugga, Coordinator, Animal Husbandry Officers Association, Dr. Sukhwinder Singh, Chairman, National Labor Organization, Baldev Singh Bharti, President, MNREGA Workers Front, Ajaib Singh Bathoi, President, All India Dr. Ambedkar Student Federation, Preet Kanshi, President, Pensioners Association Kotkapura, Manohar Lal, Patron, Scheduled Castes Employees/Officers Association Civil Secretariat, Bant Singh, Zonal Incharge, Ambedkar Mission Club, Jagga Singh, Chairman, Brass Foundation, Sunam, Gurpreet Singh, President, National Labor Organization, Amarjit Singh Khatkar, Chairman, Jabr Julam Virodhi Front, J.E. Bhan Singh Jassi, General Secretary, Ambedkar Sabha, Balwinder Singh Ziledar, Chairman, Scheduled Castes Officers Association, Naresh Kumar, and President, Scheduled Castes Officers Association, Karamjit Singh.
