The Finance Minister of Punjab, Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema, assured the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Backward Classes (BCs) employees and communities of the state of resolving their long-standing constitutional demands and issues. Speaking on Friday, the state’s finance minister said that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann’s AAP government is actively working to address and solve their concerns.
Cheema made the remarks during a meeting with the Joint Action Committee, which represents 27 SC and BC employees and social organisations across Punjab. The meeting, held at Punjab Bhawan, focused on a wide range of key issues, including demands related to government employees, social justice, and constitutional rights. The majority of these issues have already been resolved by the state government, and the left will be solved on a priority basis, the minister added.
"Our government is dedicated to ensuring social justice and equality for all citizens of Punjab. We recognise the constitutional significance of the demands raised during the meeting and are taking concrete steps to resolve them," he said.
Giving details on the meeting, the minister said it was a crucial step required to continue talks with the stakeholders so that effective solutions can be found timely manner. Further, the Joint Action Committee also appreciated the Punjab government’s willingness to engage in direct discussions and its commitment to resolving the concerns of SC and BC communities.
The meeting ended with both sides affirming working together to ensure the swift resolution of pending matters.
The 22-member Joint Action Committee included State Coordinator and Chairman of the Gazetted and Non-Gazetted SCBC Employees Welfare Federation Jasbir Singh Pal, Co-Coordinator and President of the BSNL Employees Welfare Association JE Harwinder Singh, Co-Coordinator and President of the Jabar Julam Virodhi Front Raj Singh Todarwal, President of the Ambedkar Mazdoor Chetna Manch Karnail Singh Neelowal; President of the Gazetted and Non-Gazetted SCBC Employees Welfare Federation Kulwinder Singh Bodal, President of Ambedkar Sabha Harjas Singh, President of SCBC Pensioners Welfare Association Balraj Kumar, and President of Sarkari Pensioners Association Sangrur Harwinder Singh Bhattal, Chairman of National Labour Organisation Baldev Singh Bharti, President of MNREGA Workers Front Ajaib Singh Bathoi, President of All India Dr Ambedkar Student Federation Preet Kanshi, President of Pensioners Association Kotkapura Manohar Lal were also present.
Besides the aforementioned names, the Chairman of Brass Foundation, Sunam Gurpreet Singh, President of National Labour Organisation, Amarjit Singh Khatkar, Chairman of Jabr Julam Virodhi Front JE Bhan Singh Jassi, Chairman of Scheduled Castes Officers Association Naresh Kumar, and President of Scheduled Castes Officers Association Karamjit Singh were also there at the meeting.
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