AAP to deploy licensed bus marshals as civil defense volunteers to help mitigate air pollution

The Aam Aadmi Party government on Thursday managed to secure four months’ employment for sacked bus marshals, who will now work with the Delhi government in its fight against pollution. They will be assigned tasks related to pollution mitigation across the national capital from November 1.

The bus marshals were fired in October last year and will now be re-hired after almost a year, joining the Delhi government as civil defense volunteers. Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj termed the move a “major victory” for the bus marshals and their struggle, saying these results were due to the support provided by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. A promise of permanent reintegration is also in sight.

Following the announcement, some of the bus marshals met Delhi Chief Minister Atishi, Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj and AAP MP Kuldeep Kumar at the Delhi Secretariat to express their gratitude to the Delhi government the AAP for its support.

They specially thanked Arvind Kejriwal for supporting them in their period of struggle and praised his commitment which led to their reappointment and his efforts to secure their permanent reinstatement.

Sharing photos of the meeting with the delegation of bus marshals after the announcement, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi said on further fulfilled its promise. Delhi government reinstates bus marshals and civil defense volunteers who were sacked by BJP in next 4 months, they will be deployed in pollution control related works. all bus marshals.

“They were also promised that even after 4 months, a way would be found to provide them with permanent employment. Today, Arvind Kejriwal showed that he finds peace only after completing the work of Delhiites of one way or another,” she added.

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Delhi Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj spoke about the developments at a press conference, saying, “Not just in Delhi, but the entire nation has witnessed over the last few months how whose sons and daughters from Delhi, working in various odd jobs in different departments, Some worked as civil defense volunteers, others as security guards in Delhi DTC buses. »

“Arvind Kejriwal ensured that their jobs were restored”: Saurabh Bharadwaj

The Delhi Cabinet Minister also spoke about the various jobs held by these civil defense volunteers and accused the Center of “dismissing them as a political strategy”.

“Some girls were employed as auxiliary nurses – sweepers and security guards in Delhi hospitals, while other brothers worked as data entry operators in government hospitals, preparing OPD cards. Many sisters worked in the Commission But, under a malicious political strategy and at the behest of the BJP central government, thousands of these sons and daughters were fired from their jobs,” he said.

He further lashed out at the BJP, saying the central government had not thought about how the families of these people could survive.

“Earning only between 18,000 and 20,000 rupees per month, these people, who were the sole breadwinners of their family, wondered where the next meal would come from, how they would pay their rent. Without any concern or understanding, the central government mercilessly threw these thousands of workers out of work,” Bharadwaj added.

The Delhi minister praised Kejriwal for standing with people who had lost their jobs and asserted on his behalf that he would ensure that their jobs are restored.

“Now these unemployed workers have started to come together. The recent struggle of Delhi Bus Commissioners on the streets was supported by our MPs and ministers, who sat alongside them in protest, defying the central government. Arvind Kejriwal stood firm with these poor sons and daughters and said that whether it was the jobs of bus marshals, DCW contract workers or data entry operators being removed from hospitals, he stood firm. would fight for them and ensure their jobs are restored,” he said.

The Delhi minister also claimed that the bus marshals were arrested, dragged through the streets by the police and assaulted by the police.

“During this struggle, the bus marshals were repeatedly arrested, dragged by the police on the streets and even false cases were filed against us, our MLAs and the bus marshals by BJP MP Vijender Gupta .The marshals were beaten and women were killed The bus marshals were assaulted, but they did not give up Today, their struggle and Arvind Kejriwal’s relentless efforts bore fruit and finally. , the central government was forced to back down,” Bharadwaj said.

“This is the power of democracy, and in the face of this democratic force, the central government had to give in. They accepted that bus marshals and civil defense volunteers could be employed by the government for its work,” he added.

Effort to permanently reinstate bus marshals

The minister said the civil defense volunteers will again be employed for government work, just as they were previously deployed to help implement the Odd-Even program and undertake the ‘Red Light On, Gaadi Off’ campaign. » across Delhi, thus contributing to the struggle. against pollution.

Minister Bharadwaj further added that these volunteers, who were removed from the post of bus marshals, will be reappointed for four months and efforts will be made to reinstate them permanently.

He congratulated the bus marshals saying, “I would like to congratulate all the bus marshals, especially those who struggled for months, were dragged by the police with us from the streets of Chaudhary Chandu Ram Akhara to the police stations like Civil Lines and Burari. “

“I would particularly like to salute the courageous Bus Marshal sisters who were beaten and abused by Vijender Gupta, who filed false complaints against them after assaulting them. It is thanks to the courage and struggle of these women that today “Today, thousands of civil defense volunteers have once again hoped for a better future,” he concluded.