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| Govt toughens stand against protestors, EJAC (Q) to court arrest today | | Employees Protest | | ET Report
Srinagar, Oct 10 : The State Government today hardened its stand observing that there will be no compromise with the protesting employees unless they shun path of confrontation besides extending an 'olive branch' keeping doors open if they want to an amicable solution to their problems. Meantime continuing their stir Employees Joint Action Committee (Q) has announced its court arrest on Friday. High placed sources told Kashmir based news agency KNS that besides its set agenda, the issue of employees surfaced in the state Cabinet which met here this afternoon wherein the senior ministers of the coalition government were seen unanimous in their opinion that the government has done enough to sort out issues with protesting employees in an cordial atmosphere but now the employees should take an initiative to break the ice. "The Cabinet has also remarked that enough of opportunities were extended to employees' leadership which was deemed as the weakness of the government, sources said. Sources said that government observed that it doesn't want any sort of confrontation with employees and this has been our stand from the day one. But it cannot afford if its soft approach vis-à-vis resolving the employees' problems is taken as its weakness.' "We have to deal with every crisis with all options available to us," a senior minister who attended the cabinet meet told KNS wishing not to be named. He also added doors are kept open from the government side whose ever from the employees union can sit across the table to resolve the issue and meet the Chief Secretary and take an initiative for resolving their problem. "As the government has briefed Legislative Assembly in detail, I don't think there is any major demand left unaddressed except for the enhancement in retirement age. At the same time it has been made clear that government will take a decision whether to agree or disagree only after a threadbare discussions on its implications," the senior minister informed KNS. Minister also said, "We (state Govt) had given enough of opportunities to them but it is they (employees) who compelled us to take stringent steps against them. However, all the decisions taken by the government have been taken in the interest of public," the minister added in defensive mood.Meanwhile, a city court has remanded over 50 employees who have been arrested by police for taking out protest demonstration to police custody till October 14, a spokesman of the Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) said. Sources in EJAC, told KNS that a considerable number of employees are scheduled to court arrest at press enclave in Srinagar on Friday. "We are going to volunteer ourselves for court arrest tomorrow at 4 pm against the government's rigid attitude," the spokesman added. |
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