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| Mauled JCC to meet on Monday | | Govt digging its grave' | | Early Times Report
srinagar,May 26: Normal work in the Government offices across the State remained paralyzed on the third consecutive day on Saturday in response to JCC sponsored strike call to press for their demands.
At least 750 employees were reportedly arrested from different parts of the Valley, including the summer Capital Srinagar, when they were trying to assemble at Press enclave to march towards the Raj Bhawan.
Employee's accused the police of using excessive force to quell the march. "They are treating us like criminals", an agitated employee said. He said that Police have put thousands of employees behind the bars and there wasn't any space left in the city police stations.
The administration had deployed police and troops large numbers to prevent employees from reaching the Rajbhawan. Reports said that the police checked passengers that moved on the route.
"They sought identity cards from all the passengers and those carrying departmental I-cards were bundled into the vans and taken to various police stations", Nisar Ahmad said.
Meanwhile JCC has called a special sitting of its executive committee on Monday at 11 am to chalk out future course of action, which will be announced on Tuesday in a press conference. Sources within the JCC said JCC might call for the four day strike to build pressure on the Government. However JCC leaders made it clear that the work will resume in offices from Monday.
"We have made a point. Despite putting us behind the bars, employees threw their weight behind JCC and carried out all the programs" , senior JCC leader Mohammad Khursheed Alam said adding the Government was inviting trouble for itself. "We never wanted confrontation but we have been pushed to take tough decisions, and if the Government does not wake up, our stand will turn even tougher," Alam asserted. He said more than 725 employees were arrested on Saturday.
Another JCC leader Abdul Qayoom Wani while ridiculing Government's claim of being ready for talks said, "Our first round of talks went very cordial with Commissioner Secretary GAD, and we were hoping for some breakthrough. We were told that Chief Secretary will be holding the next round of meeting, but then everything changed overnight", Wani told KNS over Phone from Kunzer Police Station, adding that police acted as if they had to catch hold of militants. "They barged into the houses of JCC leaders at midnight, broke the doors open, and harassed the employees' families in the dead of the night as if they had to hole out the militants", lamented Wani. He said the Government was making things difficult of itself and cautioned that the fourth phase of the strike will be an exemplary one and beyond anybody's 'imagination'. He cautioned the Government to desist from testing waters any more.
"JCC is meeting again on Monday at 11 am to decide the future course of action but one thing I want to make clear that this time things will be worse for the Government", vowed Wani, adding that they will hold a joint press conference on Tuesday to announce future course of action. Both Wani and Alam however thanked employees for their 'support' and 'response 'to the three day strike call. |
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