Punjab Makes Dope Test Mandatory For Staff; Manish Tewari Dares Capt To Include Lawmakers As Well
Darpan News Desk IANS, 05 Jul, 2018 01:41 PM
Congress leader Manish Tewari has dared the Punjab government to make dope test mandatory for MLAs and MPs from the state to remove the artificial distinction between the meaning of state government employees.
A day after state Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced the government decision to make it mandatory for all Punjab government employees and policemen to undergo dope tests across stages of their careers, Tewari said.
“Dope test of government servants for recruitment/promotions proposed by Punjab government is a welcome step. Must be made mandatory for all MLAs and MPs from state,” he said.
Dope Test of Govt Servants for recruitment/promotions proposed by Punjab Govt is a welcome step.Must be made mandatory for all MLA’s& MP’s from state. It would not only set an example but unreasonable classification between two classes of Public Servants may not meet test of law
He said this would not only set an example but will also remove the unreasonable classification between two classes of public servants.
Such a classification may not meet test of law, he said.
Tewari, earlier, called upon lawmakers occupying multiple government houses to give up what was not legally due to them.
Chandigarh MP Kirron Kher and Ludhiana MP Ravneet Bittu are holding two government houses, one in Delhi to which they are entitled and the other in their respective segments to which they have no legal right.
Tewari has also been calling for increased probity on the part of MPs and revision of their perks to rationalise the same.
He says more than lavish houses, the MPs need office and support staff to serve their constituencies better.
The large-scale death of hatchlings has been a setback for the Olive Ridley sea turtles conservation programme as one out of a thousand survives the life cycle to grow into an adult turtle.
The top court has been monitoring developments in the area to protect the historic monument, built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal in 1631. The mausoleum is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Addrrssing election meetings, he also charged the Congress with blocking development and blamed it for political violence that led to the death of several RSS and BJP cadres in the state.
The deceased have been identified as Gurjeet, his elder brother Jaspal and his wife Sweety. They were found dead outside their house in Model Town late on Thursday.
