 Early Times Report
REASI, Mar 28: Flaying the suppression, exploitation and harassment of contractual and lower rung employees by the in the State, Harsh Dev Chairman JKNPP and Former Minister sought launched a scathing attack on all the parties and BJP in particular for playing with their sentiments during the elections and later leaving them in lurch after garnering votes. He regretted that the callous erstwhile Saffron partnered alliance ruthlessly treated these employees like 'throwaways' and it's criminal apathy towards the underemployed youth had made their life worse than hell. He was addressing series of public meetings at Nomain, Kotli, Bhaga, Pouni, Bharkh, Ransoo, Talwara villages of Reasi segment of Udhampur Parliamentary constituency today. Lampooning the Saffron slogan of 'Beti Padhao, Beti Bachao' as mere 'Jumla', Harsh Dev Singh rued that such slogans had sprinkled salts on the wounds of the daughters of the soil who were among the hundreds of highly qualified plus two contractual lecturers sitting on chain hunger strike for more than 2 years. Anguished over the thousands of DRW's, Need based workers and Casual labourers working in various departments including PDD, PWD, PHE, R&B, I&FC, Health & Medical Education, Forest, Horticulture, Agriculture, TDAs, Social Welfare, etc who were forced to work like bonded labourers by the State government without paying their meager wages for the last 4-5 years. Similar was the condition of SPO's working in Police Department who have been rendering their services for more than 10-15 years in stringent and life threatening conditions with no secured future, he added.
"It was only us who fought for your rights from the roads of Jammu to New Delhi. We staged protests outside the Parliament, at Jantar Mantar in the Union capital. Our leaders and workers were arrested and detained in the jails several times while protesting for your rights. Panthers party is your voice, your soul. Support us in the Lok Sabha elections, we pledge to take your fight to its logical conclusion. Our hearts bleed when you are harassed, exploited and oppressed", Harsh appealed to the employees. |
