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| Leaders 'misguided' us for personal gains: Employees | | OFFICES RESUME WORK | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, April 15: All government offices and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) across Jammu and Kashmir today resumed normal functioning after 12-day-long strike of about 4.5 lakh government employees, who had called off their agitation yesterday after the chief Minister Omar Abdullah's assurance vis-à-vis fulfillment of their demands within three months.
Reports from tehsil and district headquarters said that all offices and PSUs reported full attendance of the employees and normal work was witnessed in these institutions. Government Medical College & Hospital Jammu and its allied institutions were also seen normal functioning with all labs and laboratories working properly.
However, the employees of different government departments regretted the decision of calling off strike by various employees unions and blamed the union leaders of "misguiding" the employees for personal benefits.
"The decision of union leaders to call off strike was wrong. They should either not resort to strike or fight till its logical conclusion as it has sent a wrong message among the general public about us. We were not in favour of the strike. We have got nothing but a simple assurance from the Chief Minister," said an employee of Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu pleading anonymity.
"Our demands are still not fulfilled. For what purpose, the union leaders had called for 12 days long strike which only added to the miseries of common masses," he regretted.
Another employee of the hospital also shared the same views and lamented, "My father got expired few days back and now it is difficult to get an off after 12 days long strike. We only added to the problems of the common masses which come to the hospital for getting medical treatment. The union leaders have brought defame for the employees community."
While the office of Jammu Development Authority witnessed normal work after the strike, the employees were not satisfied with the decision to call off the stir. "It was not a wise decision. They should not have resorted to strike if they did not take stand to it. We have decided not to take part in any strike to be called by these so-called unions. We feel regret to the sufferings being faced by the general public during these days," an infuriated JDA employee maintained.
Yesterday, the unions representing 450,000 employees had bowed before an escalating campaign of state government and called off the strike.
Even the State High Court had described the strike of the employees as "illegal" and directed the state government to take stern legal action.
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