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| JCC stages protest, seeks implementation of agreement | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 15
With factionalism among government employees’ associations creating obstacles in their resolve to achieve victory vis-à-vis implementation of agreement, hundreds of government employees under the banner of Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) today staged day-long dharna at Bikram Chowk.
Shouting slogans against the government for its alleged failure to fulfill their demands, government employees of various departments assembled at Bikram Chowk and asked the government to implement written agreement.
The employees showed resentment against the “dilly dallying” tactics of the government and backtracking from agreement which was held with the JCC members on August 18, 2009.
Speaking on the occasion, Abdul Qayoom Wani criticized the State Government against the “criminal” silence for fulfilling the already agreed demands of government department and public sector employees and warned the administration for massive protests if agreement reached with JCC members is not implemented before February 24, 2010 failing which the employees would have no alternative other than to ‘Ghearo’ the State Legislative Assembly on February 25, 2010.
The leaders appealed the employees to remain united and be vigilant from the vested interest leadership who are already expelled from the JCC and now creating confusion among the community as they are habitual to create confusion among the employees during the struggle period.
Meanwhile, a faction of Employees Joint Action Committee, Rajouri has warned government to fulfill the agreed demands of the employees. The employees have also supported the strike call of February 25 given by the state employees’ leaders.
The employees under the chairmanship of Vijay Kochhar, convenor EJAC visited various offices of Rajouri and managed pen down strike of the employees. He was accompanied by leaders of different employees’ organizations viz, State Teachers Association, Jammu & Kashmir Teachers Forum, United Teachers Association, PHE, Medical and ReT Employees associations, Regional Employees Front and Handicraft-Handloom Employees Association.
The employees have been demanding release of arrears of Sixth Pay Commission report in favour of government and PSUs employees and pensioners, conversion of COLA into DA, enhancement of retirement age from 58 years to 60 years, regularization of all adhoc, contractual and consolidated and daily rated workers.
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