STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Casual labourers from the Power Development Department (PDD) were on Wednesday clashed with cops during a protest march towards the Secretariat with their demands for regularisation. A large number of daily wagers assembled at Exhibition Ground near Press Club and started protest. They raised loud slogans against the government and for regularisation of their jobs and release of salaries pending with the government.
They were demanding regularization and framing a definite policy for it. The agitating workers were also demanded release of their pending wages and enhancement in their daily wage rate.
The protesting daily wagers then took out a protest march towards the Civil Secretariat. As they reached Dogra Chowk, a strong contingent of police stopped them.
“We want to appeal to the government to initiate some action addressing our concerns but mere lecture on the issue won’t solve the purpose,” they said. They said that the government must come clean on their issues or else they will intensify their protests in the coming days.
