Punjab State Services Federation, a conglomerate of various employees’ unions of the state, has declared its support for Capt Amarinder Singh. A delegation of the federation met Capt Amarinder here yesterday and conveyed its support to him.Capt Amarinder expressed his gratitude to the employees and regretted that they had to face so many hardships as they were not getting their salaries on time. He assured, he will ensure that at least they got their salaries on time.The president of the federation, Surinderjit Singh Walia, who is also the president of the PSEB Employees Federation, said while the Akali-BJP alliance had failed on all fronts, the employees were the worst victims.
He pointed out, the employees have not got their salaries which is their rightful due for three months. They are talking of development and promising so many things but the reality is that they have not the money even to pay salaries to their staff, he pointed out.Walia said, it was a unanimous decision of all the employees unions to support Capt Amarinder Singh to ensure that he raises his voice in support of the employees.Others present on the occasion included Nirmal Singh, Bhupinder Singh, Baldev Singh, Harjinder Singh and Ravinder Singh.