Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Monday blamed the fiscal crisis "inherited" by his government from the previous SAD-BJP regime for his inability in resolving the problems of agitating teachers and other ad hoc employees in the state.
Amarinder said he had full sympathies with the teachers, but his hands were tied on account of the fiscal crisis "inherited by my government from the erstwhile SAD-BJP government."
Reiterating his government's earlier offer to ad hoc teachers, as decided by his Cabinet, the chief minister said, "They have the option to either continue working on ad-hoc basis for the time being, in view of the financial crunch faced by the state government, or join at a basic pay."
Amarinder said "There are about 40,000 employees, including teachers, who have to be regularised."
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