Chandigarh: Thousands of government employees from various departments staged a rally from Panchkula to Chandigarh demanding the restoration of the old pension scheme. At this time the police stopped them at the border. Water cannons and tear gas shells were fired at them.
First Published Feb 19, 2023, 7:22 PM IST
Haryana Old Pension Scheme Protest: In the background of the old pension scheme, the employees in Haryana have taken up protest programs. In this sequence, the police stopped the agitators and used water cannons and tear gas shells on them. Thousands of government employees staged these protests in Panchku demanding the restoration of the old pension system.
Going into details.. Before Haryana’s budget meetings, the issue of old pension scheme heated up the state. The employees of various departments of the state organized a rally from Panchkula to Chandigarh demanding implementation of the old pension system. On this occasion, the employees tried to besiege the residence of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. At this time the police stopped them at the border. Water cannons and tear gas shells were fired at them.
Police fired teargas canisters to disperse Haryana government employees during protests. Panchkula and Chandigarh police stopped these protesters at the border. Praveen Deswal, the leader of Pension Bahali Sangharsh Samiti, said that about 70 thousand employees protested. The old pension system was implemented in Rajasthan. This BJP government is not talking to employees. The protest will continue peacefully.
After 2006, 1.74 lakh employees working in various departments in Haryana are demanding old pension scheme. Agitated employees say that they will fight across borders for this demand. At the same time, politics is also running on this. Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has already said that if the Congress comes to power in the state in 2024, the old pension system will be implemented.
Revival of old pension scheme in these three states
Congress government implemented old pension scheme in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh. The Congress has announced that it will restore the OPS if it wins the recently held Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
