KL Report

Srinagar

Scores of protesting employees were arrested by police on Thursday, on the last day of the protest calendar when they were marching towards Divisional Commissioners office. The arrestees included the leaders of the ‘Joint Consultative Committee’ (JCC), a representative body of the state employees.

The state employees are on a three day pen down strike to press for their demands. On the last day of the strike hundreds employees gathered here in Sher-e-Kashmir Park. The protesters start marching towards Divisional Commissioners office. When the protesters led by JCC leader Mohammad Khursheed Aalam reached Regal Chowk, they were stopped by a large contingent of J&K police who had sealed the area and put the water cannons ready.

Before being arrested the employees shouted slogans against the government and in favour of their demands.
The three days strike started on January 8, during which employees boycotted their daily work and expressed their resentment against the government for not considering their long pending demands even after several assurances. Employees have already threatened to continue the strengthen their protest.

The employees are demanding enhancement in retirement age from 58 to 60, payment of Pending 6th pay commission arrears, removal of pay anomalies and regularization of daily wagers and contractual employees in all departments.
Demanding the implementation of the agreement reached between the JCC and the state government last year, the employees pledged that they would continue their agitation till their genuine demands are not conceded by the government.

Meanwhile, the JCC leaders said the government has back stabbed them by dilly dallying on fulfillment of their genuine demands. On the third day of the strike on Thursday, JCC had planned to hold massive protest marches in Srinagar, Jammu and Ladakh.

“Similar protest rallies were held in Jammu where another senior JCC leader Abdul Qayoom Wani led the protesters from Udyog Bhavan to the Divisional Commissioner’s office,” JCC sources said.

Protes rallies have also were held in the Ladakh region where employees leader Mohammd Rahi and Rafiq Ahmad led the protestors at Kargil andLeh respectively.

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