Early Times Report
Jammu, May 19: All J&K SRTC Volunteer Retired Employees Association staged a protest demonstration against State SRTC management for not clearing their pending dues at Press Club. Addressing the protesting VRS employees, president, VRS Union, Dev Raj Bali and general secretary, Surinder Singh, strongly criticized the attitude of SRTC Department and higher authorities of Transport Department towards VRS and GHS employees of State SRTC.
"Chief Minister Omar Abdullah betrayed with false promises us as CM had said that government will give us one time settlement if we take VRS but till date our dues have not been cleared", said Dev Raj Bali.
They alleged that their case for pending dues like COLA arrears, leave salary, gratuity, ex-gratia grant and pending bills was misrepresented before the Finance Department due to which the bills amounting to Rs 30,16,10, 673 have been lying for last three years in the Finance Department, adding this huge amount lying with the Finance Department deserves compound interest @ 12% per annum.
Among others who were present on the occasion included Kulbir Singh, J D Singh, B V Sharma, Prem Nath, Ehsan Elahi, Surjit Singh, Surinder Singh and Sain Mohammad. |
