India, April 4 -- Ludhiana

Raising concern over the plight of families of deceased municipal workers, a councillor has urged the municipal corporation (MC) Ludhiana to withdraw its recent order that denies compassionate appointment to heirs of employees working on deputy commissioner (DC) rates, contract, outsource and temporary basis.

In a representation submitted to the MC commissioner, Ward No 26 councillor Gaurav Bhatti termed order no. 674- office memorandum dated December 5, 2025, as "anti-employee" and said it has caused distress among hundreds of workers and their families.

The councillor pointed out that a large number of employees in the civic body are not regularised. Around 800 sanitation workers and sewer men, besides over...