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People jittery as daily rated employees begin stir from Oct 2 10/1/2015 12:02:17 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 30: Essential works in medical, civil and mechanical departments in Kashmir valley are expected to take a serious hit as more than 61000 daily rated employees of all departments are scheduled to begin their indefinite hunger strike from October 2. People expressed fear of the affects of the strike on pending works and emergency services in vital departments owing to the protracted hunger strike called by daily-wagers to press for their regularization and release of pending salaries worth crores of rupees pending with the government. After Jammu and Kashmir Casual Daily Wagers Forum (JKCDWF) Monday announced their program of indefinite hunger strike against government's failure to regularize their services, people from different walks of life expressed apprehensions over the smooth functioning of government departments. "We are helpless as the government has left no other option for us than to go for an indefinite hunger strike. We will continue our struggle till our legitimate demands are fulfilled. Government may also use pressure tactics against us but we will also not succumb to any pressure come what may,'' Sajjad Ahmad Parray President, Jammu and Kashmir Casual Daily Wagers Forum told 'Early Times'. He claimed besides difficulties to commoners the daily rated workers who have announced to go for a hunger strike for indefinite period will also face social and financial problems. "We have been forced to by the government to take such extreme step which may cause difficulties to the general public. We don't want any confrontation with the government but requested it to at least implement its own promises on ground," Shabir Ahmad Mir a daily wager in government Press claimed. He said that most of the laborious works in all government departments are done by these casual, seasonal workers or daily-wagers, and if they cease to work, there is every possibility that the common masses will suffer. "The work in emergency care departments like hospitals, PDD, PHE and R&B shall take serious hit as a result of strike by more than 61000 casual employees because they are the people who carryout ground-level works," Afaq Qazi a Noorbagh resident told 'Early Times'. Some people pointed out that Jammuites are already suffering from drinking water shortage due to the strike by PHE daily-wagers, despite the authorities' promise of managing affairs with the permanent staff only.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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