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Now, Haryana policemen threaten stir
Deepender Deswal/TNS

The police personnel had earlier staged symbolic protests. They had observed a fast on August 15 without boycotting duty. They had observed Black Diwali to express resentment on the issue. They had also submitted representations to the CM, MPs and MLAs, demanding pay scales on par with their counterparts in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Himachal and Chandigarh. Rajender Singh Tomar, president of constable and head constable association (a unit of the HPS comprising serving cops), said they had rejected the offer of risk allowances and interim relief. They had given several representations to the government regarding their demands which were still unattended.

Terming the relief of Rs 2,000 and risk allowance of Rs 5,000 as a joke, HPS president Dilawar Singh said their main demand was revision of their basic pay scale equivalent to their counterparts in the neighbouring states.

“We reject the relief announced and would continue to raise our demand for revised pay scale. The police is a disciplinary force. Thus, we will not resort to the tactics adopted by other employees. But we will not remain silent to the unfair treatment meted out to us”, Dilawar Singh said, adding that they had decided to hold a state level meeting in Ambala or Gurgaon next week in which they would take some strong decisions.

He said that they had been getting almost half the salaries as compared to their counterparts in the neighbourhood. A constable in Punjab got around Rs 28,000 while his Haryana counterpart was getting below Rs 15,000 per month as salary, he said.

‘Relief too meagre’

• HPS president Dilawar Singh termed the relief of Rs 2,000 and risk allowance of Rs 5,000 as a joke
• He said their main demand was revision of their basic pay scale equivalent to their counterparts in the neighbouring states.
• They had decided to hold a state-level meeting in Ambala or Gurgaon next week in which they would take some strong decisions.
• The sangthan activists have been mobilising support by holding closed door meetings.