Jobless youth protest near Punjab CM’s house

Tribune News Service

Patiala, June 30

Members of the Berozegar Sanjha Morcha were successful in reaching outside the main gate of the residence of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh this afternoon evading the tight security. The protesters, who were demanding jobs, were immediately detained by the police.

A minor scuffle also broke out when the protesters tried to break the barricades near the CM’s residence. They claimed that many members of the morcha had been injured in police action.

The Patiala police, in view of the recent protests, have blocked all roads leading to the Chief Minister’s residence. However, the protesters, as part of their secret action, reached outside the residence taking other routes today.

The protesters included BEd, TET-pass teachers, multipurpose healthcare workers, DPE teachers, art and craft teachers, and PTI teachers. The detained protesters, including women, were taken away to separate police stations of the district.

Congress ‘failed’ youth

Instead of giving jobs, the government is cane-charging the qualified youth. The Congress government has flatly reneged on its pre-poll promises. —Sukhwinder Singh, A Morcha leader

The protesters said the government had failed to provide jobs to the qualified youth of Punjab despite tall claims of employment by the Chief Minister himself.

The protesters called off the stir only after an assurance of a meeting with the Chief Principal Secretary to Chief Minister on July 12 was given to them in writing.