Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 13: In support of their demand of regularisation of their services, the casual workers of Power Development Department (PDD), who are on Kaam Chhoro Hartal for the last 23 days, on Tuesday held a protest.
Raising slogans in support of their demands at the Office of Chief Engineer, Bhagwati Nagar, the protestors urged the government to frame regularization policy for all causal workers who have completed five years of service. State President, J and K Casual Labourers Union, Akhil Sharma expressed thanks to Power Minister of the State to listen to their genuine demands and hope that they will get wages shortly from the Wages Head.
"In case of continued silence by the government, we are compelled to go on strike and no execution of work will take place henceforth and we will not be held responsible for any lapse in this regard," he said. They demanded release of pending wages from Wages Head, regularisation and insurance policies for workers, filling up the 5,000 posts which was sanction in the year 2010, ending the discrimination with Jammu province workers and compensation to dead/handicapped workers. Jammu Province President, Shesh Kumar, Vice President, Sham Sharma and general secretary Sanjeev also spoke on the occasion. Others present were Sawar Khan, Ashish Verma, Shamsher Kumar, Ahwani. |
