| Govt invites employees' leaders for talks | | | Anjali Bhardwaj, Amrita Johri, Shekhar Singh | 9/14/2013 11:28:39 PM |
| | Srinagar, Sept 14 : In a bid to end deadlock with the beleaguered employees, Government on Saturday invited Employees leadership of Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) for 'unconditional' talks. The talks would be held on Sep 17, the day when employees have decided to start its third phase agitation. Meanwhile, Cabinet Sub Committee to look into the affairs of the employees have been reconstituted and two new Ministers in place of Peerzada Mohammad Syed and SS Slathia have been made part of it. Confirming the development, JCC leader Haji Mohammad Ashraf Bhat said that JCC leadership has received an invitation from Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather and they have been requested to hold a meeting with the government in Civil Secretariat on Sep 13. JCC leader Abdul Qayoom Wani said that employees leadership do not shy away from talks provided it should be result oriented. "Now this is the time for implantation not for discussion. Time has come that agreement be implemented in letter and spirit," Wani said. The invitation has been extended to four leaders, Abdul Qayoom Wani, Abdul Rouf Bhat, Abdul Gafoor Dar and Haji Mohammad Ashraf Bhat. Sources told CNS in the next phase, other leaders pertaining to different employees associations and groups would be invited for talks. |
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