EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 14: A meeting of the representatives of various social and non-political organizations as well as traders’ federations held under the chairmanship of Parshotam Dedichi, president of Sanatan Dharma Sabha at Geeta Bhawan Jammu to discuss ongoing agitation of Dharmarth Trust Employees Association (DTEA). The meeting said that DTEA is struggling for the last 76 days and sitting on chain hunger strike for the last 48 days in support of their demands to constitute a shrine board for all the temples under Dharmarth trust and to conduct CBI enquiry of all scandals and misdeeds. The participants in the meeting include Abhinav Sharma, Advocate ex-President of Bar Association, Ankur Sharma Advocate and president of EkkJutt Jammu, Manish Sahni president of Shiv Sena Balasahib Thakrey, Rajiv Mahajan president of Shri Ram Sena, Rajeev Charak president of Bahu Fort Development Committee, Surinder Mahajan president of Raghunath Bazar Association, Anoop Mital president of Kanak Mandi Traders Association, Th Karnail Chand General Secretary Raghunath Sewa Samiti, Pritam Sharma State President of Kranti Dal, Ravinder Mital General Secretary of Aggarwal Sabha, Kuljeet Singh vice president of Rajput Sabha, Madhu Sudan president of Bus Stand Shopkeepers Association, Gharu Ram president of Kissan Mazdoor Union, Rajinder Singh president of Kissan Morcha, Tarsam Manhas state president of Human Rights, Prof R. P Sharma vice President of FFMA, Vikas Dewan vice President of Shiv Sena, Prabhat Singh General Secretary of Sanatan Dharma Sabha and Harbans Chowdhury vice President of state BMS and representatives of DTEA. All the representatives fully supported the striking employees and also assured that they will launch a separate platform to struggle collectively and intensify the agitation in support of trust employees demand for constituting a shrine board for all temples under Dharmarth. The president of Sanatan Dharma Sabha Parshotam Dedichi strongly criticized Divisional Commissioner Jammu for pressuring the striking employees to withdraw the agitation without condition which is not acceptable as they are not agitating like a Kissan rally, there is no law and order problem, they are organizing peaceful agitation for their genuine demands. Meanwhile, a big protest rally was organized in Purmandal by DTEA and local people of the area under the chairmanship of Anil Sharma. |