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| Employees aghast over Govt's suspension spree | | Trade Unions resent 'dictatorial' attitude | | early times report
Srinagar, Feb 24: Taking strong exception to state government's 'suspension spree', during curfew and strike days in valley, employees of various government departments today demanded immediate revocation of the suspension orders.
"It is illogical and inhuman on part of the state government to suspend employees during curfew and shut down when there are tough restrictions imposed on movement of people. Most of the time we are turned away by police personnel while on way to our offices", a group of suspended employees told ET.
The employees said it was difficult for them to travel to their offices due to non-availability of public transport in the valley.
"When there is no public transport plying on roads during curfew and shut downs, how do the authorities expect us to reach our offices? This is a senseless exercise and we are being made scapegoats in the tussle between government and separatists", said one of the suspended employees wishing anonymity. Most of the times the security personnel refuse to treat our identity cards as curfew passes despite government directions, he added.
The employees said the state government was putting undue pressure on them despite having knowledge of the ground situation. "If they want to counter protests and shut downs, they should facilitate our travel rather than coercing us. They should provide us transport facilities
to reach our offices", said Abdul Hamid an employee of CAPD department.
Pertinently the state government had suspended 68 officials of different government departments, who were found absent from duty in south Kashmir district of Shopian last week. Also, Minister for CAPD, Choudhary Ramzan had last week found 23 officials including 4 doctors and 19 para medics 'absent' from their duties at District Hospital Handwara. All of the employees were places under suspension.
Sources further said that the Employees Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) will shortly convene a meeting to chalk out a strategy for increasing pressure on the state government to revoke the suspension order of over 100 employees who were placed under suspension for being absent on the curfew and shutdown days. They said options like state wide protests and strikes have been kept open.
While asserting that the employee's body is concerned about the 'dictatorial attitude' of the state government, senior employees' leader Abdul Qayoom Wani said he will take up the matter with the state Chief Secretary on Tuesday.
"We strongly condemn the government's action and we believe if the government continues with this dictatorial attitude then we will be compelled to take harsh steps," the EJAC (Q) president said. He said if the government did not revoke the suspension orders, they would take necessary steps 'which may also include protests'. It is pertinent to mention here that the Divisional Administration in Kashmir had issued strict orders to ensure cent percent attendance in the government offices during the curfew or shutdown days in order to break the separatist backed strike calls following the execution of Mohammad Afzal Guru on Feb 9.
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