Shivani Bhakoo Ludhiana, April 22 A sewer man here has accused the councillor of Ward Number 66 Manjit Kaur Ghatoye and her husband Ranjit Singh Ghatoye of threatening him with dire consequences. In his complaint, Rajesh said Ranjit Singh Ghatoye asked him to come and work for him on a salary of Rs 10,000 a month. After working in the ward, when Rajesh asked Ranjit to provide him the salary, he was allegedly told to continue working with him if he wanted to get a government job. Rajesh said: “I used to work throughout the day at the councillor’s home, but was never offered food or tea. I used to go wherever he sent me to clean sewers. One day, Ranjit Singh asked me to shell out Rs 60,000 if I wanted a government job. He said Rs 20,000 should be given in advance and the remaining can be given after getting the job. I somehow collected Rs 20,000 from my near and dear ones and handed it over to the councillor’s husband. Seeing no result, I approached him again but was told that I will get the job after elections. In March, I went to the councillor with my family seeking my money back. But he threatened me with dire consequences if I even frequented the ward.” He said a police complaint was also filed. Allegations baseless, says councillor’s husband Councillor’s husband Ranjit Singh said Rajesh was levelling baseless allegations. “Two sewer men were harassing public in the area and I asked Rajesh to work for me in their place. But when I issued them a warning, they started working properly. Rajesh only worked in the area for 15 days and during that time also, he used to charge Rs 1,000 from public to clean sewers. I was getting several complaints against him. His son is suffering from some serious skin problem. I never took money from him. I have given money to the couple several times for his treatment. In fact I requested an XEN to provide him with job whenever there was a vacancy. He is levelling baseless allegations and this is being done at the behest of my opponents, Ranjit Singh said.

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