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Punjab employee unions reject DA hike, announce month-long protest

Punjab employee unions reject DA hike, announce month-long protest

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Employees’ union protests in Keralam have targeted what they describe as “attempts to destroy PSC.” CPI(M) state secretary M.V. Govindan accused the UDF government and a section of the media of mounting a slanderous campaign against the PSC to facilitate contract appointments. No further details about the protests’ scale or actions are provided in the excerpts.

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CHANDIGARH: With less than four months left for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is set to face a fresh round of protests by government employees and pensioners, who have rejected the three per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) hike announced by Chief Minister…

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Punjab employee unions reject DA hike, announce month-long protest

CHANDIGARH: With less than four months left for the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government is set to face a fresh round of protests by government employees and pensioners, who have rejected the three per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) hike announced by Chief Minister…

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