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| Only Cabinet can revoke cases against detained employees: Govt | | Govt Employees face off | | ET Report
Srinagar, Oct 8 : Senior Congress leader and minister for medical education Taj Mohi-u-Din today asked protesting employees to shun path of agitation and resume their duties immediately. He said the cases registered against employees and their leaders can be withdrawn only by Cabinet and the cabinet Sub Committee cannot help them out. Taj said: "The decision to invoke Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) against protesting employees has been taken by the Cabinet after considering all the facts, High and Supreme Court rulings. Now the Cabinet sub-committee or for that matter the honourable Chief Minister cannot withdraw these cases. Only Cabinet can undo its decision," Taj informed.
"Let rest of the employees join their duties. To my knowledge there are many places where the attendance of employees is thin and they are still on protest. How can we tolerate sufferings of people who have elected us to address their problems," he added. Meanwhile, in a message from jail, Abdul Qayoom Wani, president Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) has said: "I appeal all the employees to be steadfast in their struggle to achieve our genuine goals. Let me also make it clear that the more pressure tactics is applied to crush the protesting employees, the more we will intensify our struggle. We pledge to continue our struggle, come what may. Invoking ESMA against us can not deter us from archiving our goals. Our demands are genuine and there is no power on earth which can stop us from raising our problems. We simply want the government to implement its promises." It may be recalled that on October 5, Minister for Finance Abdul Rahim Rather while addressing the Legislative Assembly had announced 'no work no pay' for the employees who are protesting against the Government, saying that the employees' leaders are addicted to go for strike and protest on roads.
Among its various demands, employees unions seek enhancement in retirement age from 58 to 60 years, removal of pay anomalies and regularization of the daily-wage and casual labourers. |
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