Sangrur, July 30: Families of freedom fighters, under the banner of the Punjab Freedom Fighters and Descendants’ Association (PFFDA), on Sunday demanded a high-level inquiry to find out how seven “distant” relatives of Shaheed Udham Singh had got government jobs.
The association has decided to hold a protest against the Congress government during the state-level function to be held in Sunam on Tuesday to mark the martyr’s death anniversary. “Seven persons, posing as the martyr’s close relatives, have got jobs. It has happened with the connivance of some officers, who have taken lakhs of rupees.
Orphaned at a tender age, Udham Singh died a bachelor. As per rules, jobs can only be given to close family members,” said Harinderpal Singh Khalsa, PFFDA president, after a meeting at Sunam.
He alleged that some officers were forwarding cases of fake freedom fighters for government benefits, even as genuine ones were still struggling for basic amenities.
“Genuine freedom fighters and their families are still fighting to get houses, free electricity, toll exemption, free medical and education facilities and jobs. Our repeated requests to CM Capt Amarinder Singh for a meeting have fallen on deaf ears. We will protest in Sunam on July 31 and also take out a march against the government,” Khalsa added.
Source Tribune India
