Bombay High Court asks Shinde government what steps have been taken to ‘stop the menace’ of illegal strikes

Bombay High Court asks Shinde government what steps have been taken to ‘stop the menace’ of illegal strikes

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court raised a big question to the Eknath Shinde government amid the strike by government employees in Maharashtra. The court asked the state government on Friday what it was doing to “prevent the menace” of illegal strikes. The court said that common citizens should not be troubled by all this. Acting Chief Justice S.V. A division bench of Gangapur Wala and Justice Sandeep Marne said this while hearing a petition filed by advocate Gunaratna Sadavarte. In the petition, it was requested to direct the immediate withdrawal of this strike of other government employees including employees of education and medical sector. Lakhs of state government employees are on an indefinite strike demanding the restoration of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in Maharashtra.

This is affecting administrative work and many services in the state. Advocate General Birender Saraf told the court that the strike was ‘illegal’ and assured that the state government was making all efforts to ensure that no person was put to hardship due to the strike.

Citizens should not be deprived of essential services
The bench asked the government to clearly state what steps it is taking to ensure that people have access to basic amenities and essential services. The court said, ‘ We are worried that the common citizens should not be deprived of essential services. Common citizens should not be troubled. We want to know what steps the state is taking to stop this menace.

What is the government doing to provide basic amenities and essential services to the people?’ So that no one gets in trouble.

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