Congress attacks govt over DA hike delay of central employees, pensioners

Congress party on Saturday attacked the Central Government for the delay in the disbursement of Dearness Allowance to employees, Army staff and pensioners. Calling it a "mischievous" and "malevolent" approach, Congress demanded immediate rectification of the move.

New Delhi: Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi lambasted the Central Government for the delay in disbursing the Dearness Allowance of government employees and pensioners.

"This frequent, shadow boxing, bulwarking by the Central Government, the Modi Government in respect of Dearness allowance, or ‘Mahangai Bhatta’, can only highlight and underline the mischievous, the malevolent and the Machiavellian approach of the Government, towards lakhs and crores of Central Government employees and lakhs of Army related employees and pensioners within that category," he said.

"This nonpayment, highlights and underlines the clear hypocrisy, the clear double standard of the Government, which speaks in two voices, forked tongues about nationalism, because these figures are undeniable, well known and universal," he further added.

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Singhvi alleged that on April 23, 2020, the government had "kicked the people's stomachs by cutting Rs. 37,500 crore, which was admittedly payable as DA by the 7th Pay Commission to 115 lakh army staff, pensioners from the armed forces, and serving employees and pensioners of the Central government."