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Friday, May 07, 2004

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Maken flays Vajpayee's remark

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI, MAY 6. Criticising the recent remarks of the Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, reported in a leading English daily terming government jobs as "nikrisht" (worth nothing), the Congress candidate from New Delhi, Ajay Maken today said such remarks have a demoralising effect on the employees.

Addressing a press conference here today, Mr. Maken said: "There is nothing more demoralising for an employee than to hear that his job is worth nothing. The National Democratic Alliance has failed to deliver on all fronts and is making the Central Government employees a scapegoat. They have failed to give employment to relatives of Government employees on compassionate grounds. There are also no new jobs for the relatives of these employees. It shows the attitude the Government has towards their employees."

Referring to a news item in another paper, Mr. Maken stated: "A leading news daily carried a story about the Government deciding not to construct new houses for their employees. This is just another proof about the anti-employee mentality of the BJP. They have failed to constitute the 6th Pay Commission, which should have been constituted a year ago."

Reiterating his promise to raise the issues of the Government employees in Parliament in case he was elected, Mr. Maken alleged that his opponent, the Union Tourism and Culture Minister, Jagmohan, had ignored the interests of the Central Government employees during his tenure. "Mr. Jagmohan has also failed to provide welfare assistance to the weaker sections of society," he added.

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