CM says, People will not be allowed to suffer.
Chandigarh, September 6, 2023: Amid on going strike of Patwaris, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has announced today that the Punjab Government to distribute appointment letters to 710 new-appointed Patwaris on September 8. 
CM Mann shared this information on his official X. He further said that the advertisement to fill the vacant posts of Patwaris will be released soon.
…. Hope New pen in new hands create a corruption free society…. People will not be allowed to suffer.
The Punjab government is determined to quash the employee strike and has invoked ESMA (Essential Services Maintenance Act) to ensure that the general public does not suffer due to strikes.
The Revenue Patwar Union and the Revenue Kanungo Association, which had initially called for an indefinite pen-down strike from September 1, over a corruption case registered against a patwari and a kanungo (both revenue officials) in Sangrur a week ago, softened their stand on Thursday after the Punjab government invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA).
This barred government officials and employees from leaving their place of posting till October 31 or till further orders. The government said it would take strict penal action for violation of orders.
The patwaris claimed that before the registration of the case against the two officials, approvals were not taken from the deputy commissioner and the financial commissioner.
