Joins protesting employees at Jammu Railway Station
STATE TIMES NEWS
Jammu: JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla on Friday joined protesting railway employees at Jammu Railway Station, who on the call of All India Railwaymen’s Federation, staged protest demonstration under aegis of Northern Railwaymen’s Union demanding restoration of old pension scheme, prohibition of privatization and corporatization, filling of vacant posts, completion of cadre restructuring work, giving promotion avenues to young railway employees, etc. They warned if their 11-point demands were not fulfilled, then railway employees across the country will go on a nationwide agitation, the responsibility of which will be on the Ministry of Railways and Government of India.
Speaking on the occasion, Bhalla said that ruling Government has attained expertise in making big claims but on ground its performance is dismal with people suffering on all counts as civic edifice, healthcare, education, employment, tourism, businesses are all passing through an abysmal phase. He said that people of the country have committed a big mistake by voting BJP to power and the need of the time is to root it out as soon as possible and install Congress Government to ensure good governance in country. “BJP cannot offer anything except big hollow promises like bringing back black money, eradicating corruption, teaching a lesson to China and Pakistan, etc,” said Bhalla demanding immediate restoration of old pension scheme, for all the Government employees, across the country.
