6 May : BJP’s prime ministerial candidate L K Advani has promised to set right the "anomalies" in the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations and strengthen public sector, if NDA is voted to power.
"I appeal to all government and PSU employees in Delhi and elsewhere to vote for the candidates fielded by BJP and its allies in the NDA," Advani said in a statement issued on the eve of the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Advani promised that if elected to power, NDA would set right the "anomalies" in the Pay Commission’s recommendations "which have led to dissatisfaction among Group B, C and D category employees."
He also suggested formulation of a suitable policy to help government employees own a house after retirement.The senior BJP leader accused the government of pursuing "anti-worker policies" and said this had resulted in "a lot of anguish and anger among PSU employees, especially employees of the Oil Sector PSUs".
An NDA government will "sympathetically" look into the grievances of PSU employees, fulfilling their "legitimate demands" and ensuring "speedy justice in cases of victimisation", he said in a bid to woo the 16.14 lakh-strong employees of countrywide PSUs.
He pledged to further strengthen public sector, especially infrastructure development.