RAJOURI: A protest of casual labourers, need based workers of PWD (R&B) Department was held under the banner of PWD (R&B) Casual, Need Based Workers Union Rajouri raising their demands in one voice regarding creation of a special head for the purpose of paying regular wages, release of pending wages , formulation of a concrete policy for regularisation of services of casual labourers, need based workers, ITI trained workers in the department who have given the precious years of their life in the department.
They focused the attention of Jammu and Kashmir Government towards the burning demand of poor casual labourers/need based workers / ITI trained workers of PWD who have been working since 1994 and suffering badly due to absence of any concrete policy of the government. Hundreds of casual labourers assembled in PWD (R&B) Complex Rajouri and raised slogans in support of their demands.
Union President Mohammed Riaz Mughal condemned the delaying policy of the J and K Government regarding the genuine issues of these workers and warned of a mass agitation in case the Govt. does not agree to fulfill their long pending demands.
Other activists who addressed the rally include Vice President Abdul Kaleem Bhatti, Shaheen Bhatt, Sonika Sharma, Murtaza Anjum Mir, Riaz Ahmed Dar, Akhilesh Mehta , Vikas Sharma, Iftkhar Ahmed, Kafeel Ahmed, Anoop Sharma, Ajeet Sharma, Shokit Ahmed and Rajesh Kumar.