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| Jugal assures to raise wage issue in LC | | Lambardars, Chowkidars demand enhanced salaries | |  EARLY TIMES REPORT
REASI, Dec 11: Demanding enhancement in present structure of wages, the Lambardars and Chowkidars of Reasi District have urged the State Government to increase their salaries at the earliest and address other problems so that they could be able to lead an honourable life.
The demands were raised by more than 300 Lambardars and Chowkidars in a public meeting which was organized by District Congress Reasi, General Secretary, Tariq Bhat at Dak Bungalow Reasi wherein Member Legislative Council (MLC) and senior Congress leader Jugal Kishore Sharma was the Chief Guest.
Besides Lambardars and Chowkidars, at least 200 Panchs and Sarpanchs along with a large number of locals attended the meeting.
In the meeting, difficulties pertaining to Panchayats and day to day problems being faced by Lambardars, Chowkidars, Panchs and Sarpanchs were discussed in detail.
The meeting demanded Office-cum-Conference Hall for Panchs-Sarpanchs and Lambardars-Chowikadars at district headquarter in order to facilitate regular meetings. Speaking on the occasion, President Lambardar-Chowkidar Union, Reasi, Capt. Baldev Singh said that the prices of essential commodities have increased manifold therefore the demand to enhance wages of Lamabardars and Chowkidars is most deserving.
While addressing the gathering, Tariq Bhat alleged that the district administration is lying defunct in Reasi due to which common man is getting suffered Bhat also advocated increase in pay of Lambardars-Chowkidars besides demanding honorarium for Panchs-Sarpanchs and more powers to them as envisaged in 73rd Amendment of the Constitution on the pattern of other states.
He said that it is pity that in the absence of constitutional powers Panchs and Sarpanchs can't offer much to the general public. In his address, MLC Jugal Kishore assured the gathering that he will take up the all the matters of Lambardars-Chowkidars and Panchs-Sarpanchs with the concerned Ministers besides highlighting and raising the issues concerned to them in the Legislative Council as and when the Session commences. |
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