Ex-Congressman Jaiveer Shergill appointed new BJP spokesperson
BJP gives prominent positions to former Congress leaders
New Delhi: Jaiveer Shergill was appointed BJP spokesperson on Friday, three months after he quit the Congress, expressing anger towards the Gandhis.
The BJP announced new roles for several prominent political leaders who had moved to the BJP from the Congress, reports NDTV.
Other than Shergill, former Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and former Congress Punjab head Sunil Jakhar have also been made members of the national executive of the BJP.
UP minister Swatantra Dev Singh, former Uttarakhand BJP chief Madan Kaushik, former Congress leader Rana Gurmeet Singh Sodhi, and former Punjab minister Manoranjan Kalia were included in the list of members with new roles.
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Karnataka Health Dept bars leave for staff amid ASHA workers’ strike starting Aug 12
Bengaluru, Aug 11 (PTI): In response to a planned three-day strike by ASHA workers starting August 12, the Karnataka Health Department on Monday issued a notice prohibiting all officers and staff from taking leave during the protest period, except in cases of medical emergencies.
Accredited Social Health Activists workers are demanding the fixed honorarium of Rs 10,000 promised by the state government in January. They have announced a continuous state-level protest from August 12 to 14.
The notice stated, “Information about ASHA workers absent from duty within district limits will be collected daily from primary health centres, compiled at the district level, and submitted to the commissionerate by 3 pm during the protest.”
The Health Department also urged community health officers, primary health protection officers, health inspectors, and Anganwadi workers to cooperate in ensuring that health services to the public remain uninterrupted.
