STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Hundreds of migrant employees posted in Kashmir Valley on Tuesday joined the ‘Massive Show of Strength Meet’ organised by All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC) along with All Migrant Employees Association Kashmir (AMEAK) to chalk out future course of agitation if the government does not concede their demands.
The meet was organized by APMCC to discuss the steps taken and issues resolved by the government regarding the return of migrant employees to Valley who have lost faith in the system and do not feel a sense of security in Kashmir Valley in current circumstances.
The employees giving full mandate to APMCC resolved to initiate a major agitation if their demands of regular release of salaries and giving them more time to feel secure before being forced to resume their duties in hostile conditions are not met.
Vinod Pandit, Chairman APMCC and King C Bharati, National Spokesperson APMCC were the key speakers during the meet which was also addressed among others by Rubon Saproo, Rakesh Pandita, Ranjan Jyotshi, Sanjay Koul, Ajay Bhat, Rakesh Pandita, Kamal Pandita, Manita Koul, Vinod Tickoo, Virender, Rakesh and Anil Pandita.
The employees regretted that on one hand the government was issuing fresh ration cards to the people from Kashmir Valley citing security threat and on the other hand Kashmiri migrants were being forced by the heads of their respective departments to resume their duties.
They wondered whether the situation was conducive for migrants but hostile for Kashmir Muslims which was ironic and contradictory on the part of the government and asked the government to issue clear directions regarding their regular release of salaries, clear the backlog of salaries of all migrant employees and more time as breathing period to instill sense of security and confidence among them. APMCC sought immediate implementation of Court orders regarding the pending cases of migrant employees besides addressing the issues of de-reserved and other cases pending with SSRB with immediate effect to restore the credibility of the government among migrant community. They reiterated that employees would resume their agitation and even go for fast unto death if their genuine demands were not resolved in a concrete manner rather than in patch works.