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AAP MP gives zero hour notice in RS over central service rules for UT staff
Following the announcement by Union home minister Amit Shah, several Punjab leaders called the decision “another big blow to the rights of the state”
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday gave a zero hour notice in the Rajya Sabha to mention the issue of the change of service rules for employees in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
Also read: Central service rules for Chandigarh administration employees notified
Union home minister Amit Shah had on March 27 announced that the service conditions of the employees of the Chandigarh administration will now be on a par with that of the central civil services from April 1.
Following the decision, several Punjab leaders called the decision “another big blow to the rights of Punjab”.
Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann took to Twitter and said, “The central government has been stepwise imposing officers and personnel from other states and services in Chandigarh administration. This goes against the letter and spirit of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. Punjab will fight strongly for its rightful claim over Chandigarh.”
On Tuesday, Sanjay Singh had given a zero hour notice in the Rajya Sabha and had demanded to release the movie, The Kashmir Files, on YouTube and Doordarshan.
The second half of the budget session of Parliament began on March 14 and will conclude on April 8. The first half of the session began on January 31 and concluded on February 11.
