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| 30,000 SGs from JK likely to lose jobs | | MLA Poonch camps in Mumbai, urges CM to intervene | | early times report
Mumbai, Jan 12: Around 30000 security guards from Jammu & Kashmir earning their livelihood in Maharashtra are likely to lose their jobs. The Maharashtra police say their weapons are not registered with the concerned government.
The Maharashtra Pol-ice took 22 guards into custody recently for keeping unregistered weapons. However, reports suggest that the guards have applied for registration and are awaiting clearance. More than 400 among these security guards have already left for their homes in Poonch, Rajouri and other districts of the state fearing reprisal from Maharashtra police.
MLA Poonch, Ajaz Jan reportedly rushed to Mumbai after learning about the plight of these people. Jan has since been camping in Mumbai and he has also arranged bail for all the 22 arrested persons.
Sources said the MLA has already spoken to state chief minister Omar Abdullah about the problems being faced by the security guards in Mumbai. The Chief Minister as per reports has asked MLA Poonch to meet the Maharashtra home minister to take up the issue with him. Sources in Mumbai told Early Times that Ajaz Jan has been trying to contact Maharashtra home minister but because of holidays there he may not be able to meet the home minister till Monday.
The attitude of the agencies for which the guards had been working has added to their woes. They have now asked these guards to resign and out of Maharashtra.
Azaj Jan has been requesting these organizations to allow the security guards to work as watchmen without weapons till their registration formalities are completed by the authorities in Mumbai. Meanwhile, families of these 30,000 people living in Poonch, Rajouri and other districts of the state have requested the chief minister to use his influence to ensure that they are not deprived of their livelihood.
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