SAD alleges conspiracy to dilute Punjab's share in Chandigarh Administration
Chandigarh, March 1: The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has raised strong objection to the proposal of the UT Chandigarh Administration to send back 112 Punjab doctors working on deputation in Chandigarh and hire more from other states and UTs.
The SAD termed this decision as a conspiracy to dilute Punjab's share in the Chandigarh Administration and also announced that a SAD delegation will meet the Union Home Minister to take up the issue.
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Addressing a press conference here on Tuesday, former Education Minister and party spokesman Dr Daljit Singh Cheema alleged that when Punjab leaders were busy in the state Assembly elections, officers of the UT Chandigarh hatched a conspiracy to send back 112 Punjab doctors to their parent state. They gave an advertisement to hire doctors from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Centre and other UTs for Chandigarh.
He alleged that this was a clear violation of the Punjab Reorganisaton Act, which stated that Punjab and Haryana would depute staff in Chandigarh on 60:40 ratio.
Dr Cheema alleged that Chandigarh had recruitment more than 80 per cent of staff for the education sector on its own, whereas the rules stated that they had to be deputed by Punjab and Haryana in ratio of 60:40.
Quoting a letter written by former Punjab Governor SS Ray to the then Union Home Secretary, Dr Cheema said he had made it clear that Chandigarh should not be run like other UTs as it was the capital of Punjab. He said Chandigarh was carved out of land of Punjab villages and Punjab sacrificed only to get its own capital.
Dr Cheema said a delegation led by party president Sukhbir Singh Badal would meet Union the Home Minister to take up issue with him.
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