- It is our promise to all the employees in Gujarat who joined on or after 2004 that we will do the same here when voted to power: Gujarat Congress state in-charge Raghu Sharma.
- Incidentally, thousands of retired government employees in Gujarat have held protests recently demanding the re-introduction of the OPS, whereas current staffers had earlier planned a ‘mass casual leave’ stir for the same.
NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, SEP 19
To woo the state government staffers, the Congress will implement the old pension scheme (OPS) in Gujarat just like its governments have done in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan if it is voted to power in the Assembly polls.
આજે સમગ્ર ગુજરાતની આંગણવાડીની બહેનોને કાયમી કરવામાં આવે એ માંગ સાથે સત્યાગ્રહ છાવણી, ગાંધીનગર પહોંચ્યા તો પોલીસ દ્વારા અટકાયત કરવાંમાં આવી; ત્યારબાદ મહિલા અને બાળવિકાસ મંત્રી મનીષા બેન વકીલને મળી આંગણવાડી બહેનોને કાયમી કરવામાં આવે એની રજૂઆત કરી! pic.twitter.com/85PAHpOj7M
— Jignesh Mevani (@jigneshmevani80) September 19, 2022
The Congress will implement the old pension scheme (OPS) in Gujarat just like its governments have done in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan if it is voted to power in the Assembly polls here likely to be held in December, party leaders said on Monday.
કોંગ્રેસની ગ્રામીણ અને શહેરી ક્ષેત્રોમાં રોજગાર સાથે ભોજનની ગેરંટી@RaghusharmaINC pic.twitter.com/iBCMJ1conb
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) September 19, 2022
Incidentally, the Congress spoke on bringing back the OPS on the same day when Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann tweeted that “my government is considering reverting to the old pension system (OPS)”.
AICC in-Charge શ્રી @RaghusharmaINC જી ની વિશેષ પત્રકાર પરિષદ https://t.co/EBynzTD4sy
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) September 19, 2022
Senior Gujarat Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia said Mann was considering reverting to the OPS, whereas the governments in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh have already implemented it.
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— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) September 19, 2022
“The Congress will do the same when voted to power in Gujarat. I have seen his (Mann’s) tweet. He has only said he will consider it. He has not made any announcement or issued a government resolution for the same, nor taken any decision. On the other hand, Congress governments in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh have implemented it,” Modhwadia told reporters.
समान काम; समान वेतन, मिलने वाले तमाम सरकारी लाभों व ३०दिन की नौकरी जैसी मांग को लेकर मांडवी(सूरत) धरने पर बैठे होम गार्ड के जवानों से मुलाकात कर उनको समर्थन किया और उनके हक की लड़ाई में उनके साथ खड़े रहने का आश्वासन दिया।@RaghusharmaINC @INCGujarat pic.twitter.com/pWLbtR24bf
— Anand Chaudhari 🇮🇳 CHAIRMAN GUJRAT PR ADIWASI (@AnandINC17) September 18, 2022
“The Rajasthan government and our Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced during the last budget to implement the old pension scheme. Our government in Chhattisgarh has also implemented the OPS. It is our promise to all the employees in Gujarat who joined on or after 2004 that we will do the same here when voted to power,” reiterated Gujarat Congress state in charge Raghu Sharma.
Hailing Mann’s tweet, Gujarat AAP president Gopal Italia said the Punjab government had “decided to implement the old pension scheme in Punjab”.
જો તમે ઘરેલુ ગેસ સિલિન્ડર ₹500માં મેળવવા માંગો છો તો https://t.co/PEHUFiFB0X ઉપર જાઓ અને રજીસ્ટર કરાવો અને પોતાનું કોંગ્રેસ નાગરિક આધારકાર્ડ ડાઉનલોડ કરો pic.twitter.com/K65UujXGcb
— Gujarat Congress (@INCGujarat) September 18, 2022
Incidentally, thousands of retired government employees in Gujarat have held protests recently demanding the re-introduction of the OPS, whereas current staffers had earlier planned a ‘mass casual leave’ stir for the same.