| Govt robbing employees, pensioners of their DA during ongoing pandemic, inflation: Harsh | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 11: Agitated over the denial of DA installments to govt employees, retired civil and Army personnel since January, 2020 a strong contingent of panther activists along with aggrieved pensioners including retired army personnel led by Harsh Dev Singh chairman-JKNPP staged a protest demonstration in Jammu today.
While raising slogans, the angry protesters accused the BJP govt of plundering the annuity payable to the duly entitled beneficiaries with no justification and accountability. Flaying the government for its callous attitude towards the in services as well as retired employees who had given their entire life in the service of the society and nation, Singh regretted that even the defense veterans have been subjected to extortion and exploitation under Saffron rule.
“Unexplained deduction of amount from the pension paid to the Ex-servicemen is deplorable, obnoxious and intolerable. Why the govt is burning holes in the pockets of brave hearts who are the symbols of national pride? It’s shameful that the govt has not even spared the Ex-servicemen from its nasty policy”, angry Harsh rued.
Lambasting the central govt for its double standard, Singh said that while the J&K State had been converted into a UT, the employees were still deprived of the central pay scales. Expressing solidarity with the employees and pensioners, Singh exhorted the govt. to immediately do away with its policy and stop the unscrupulous practice of withholding the DA and consequent reduction in the pension of employees and Ex-servicemen. |
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