The Aman Sandesh Times
Mohali : The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Vets for pay parity, has strongly condemned the postponement of meeting with the Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema to discuss the demand of restoration of Pay parity of Vets with medicos, which was scheduled to be held on September 17.
The convener of JAC Dr. Gurcharan Singh and Co conveners Dr. Puneet Malhotra, Dr. Abdul Majid, Dr. Gurdeep Singh, and Dr. Harmandeep Singh, strongly flaying the Punjab government for delaying the restoration of the pay parity of Veterinary Officers with their counterparts in health department, alleged that the government was deliberately using delaying tactics which reflected the non-seriousness on the part of government to resolve the issue, in public interest.
They said that they have been attending cases of livestock at the respective hospitals and Polyclinics and even the dharna held at Livestock Complex Mohali was intentionally held on 1st September.
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Vets staged a dharna in Mohali on September 1 to protest against the alleged inaction of the Punjab on restoring pay parity with medical officers.
The executive committee members said that the government had not restored the scale of veterinary officers despite assurances time and again by the Punjab government.
