AAP, BJP ignoring govt employees, says Ajay Maken

“That was Chief Minister Modi opposing benefits to government employees. How do we know he will not oppose this as Prime Minister?” Maken said.

The letter — sent from the Gujarat government’s finance department — stated that the implementation of the seventh pay commission would cause substantial financial burden for the state.

Stating that “government employees are the instruments that are essential to the functioning of any government,” Maken said the BJP government is seeking to achieve Modi’s slogan of “maximum governance minimum government” by “reducing the number of government employees”.

Speaking on the Lokpal issue, he said Kejriwal wants all government employees to be under its purview, but the Lokpal proposed by the Congress states that officials above the level of joint-secretary be under its purview.

“If ministers and senior officers are honest, all those under them will also be honest. However, Kejriwal believes that all government employees are corrupt,” Maken said.