By Shaurya Sharma
Fatehgarh Sahib. November.16, 2019: The ongoing tussle between the Deputy Commissioner Amrit Kaur Gill and the Rural Development Officers led by Jagwinderjit Singh Sandhu Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) and other Panchayat officers has become a bone of contention for the Govt. as Commissioner Patiala Division Deepinder Singh, who was deputed by the Govt. could not resolve the issue. Now Minister for Rural Development Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa has intervened and assured the delegation of the representatives of various Rural Development Officer's and Employees Union that he would call DC on Monday to Chandigarh and honourable solution would be worked out.
It is worth mentioning that all the Officers and employees of Rural Development department in the Patiala Division consisting of eight districts have gone on indefinite pen down strike in protest against the alleged unparliamentary and insulting language used by the Deputy Commissioner and terming 550th Parkash Utsav as political gimmick affecting the Govt. and public work.
Meanwhile Har Kamal Singh who has been made the Spokesperson of the Joint Action Committee to deal with the issue said that either DC or all the rural development officers should be transferred. He said that boycott of Govt. work will continue till DC apologies from them for using unparliamentary language and from Public for terming 550th Parkash Utsav celebrations as political gimmick.
While talking to the media persons Jagwinderjit Singh Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development), alleged that during 550th Parkash Utsav celebration function at historical Gurudwara Iserhail DC asked him regarding uploading on the portal of the cases where stubble was not burnt, he told DC that Co-Operative department has to upload on PM portal as they have password and ID inspite of their strike he get the work done and uploading has been started. ADC (D) alleged that DC used unparliamentarily language against the Rural Development Officers and said " I know how to get the work done by giving them a thrashing with a shoe". He said it is unbecoming on the part of an officer to use such derogatory language against anyone. He further alleged that DC hurt their religious sentiments as she termed the 550th Parkash Utsav celebration at historical Gurudwara Iserhail as Political Gimmick and directed to immediately rush to their offices.
Ms Amrit Kaur Gill DC had refuted the allegations but now she could not be contacted.