STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: Daily rated, ITI trained and CP workers of PHE Department, who are on Kaam Chhoro Hartal for the last 72 days, decided to hold march from Jammu to Kashmir tomorrow to Gherao Secretariat.
A large number of workers, under the banner of All J and K PHE, ITI Trained and CP Workers Association, headed by its Provincial President, Tanveer Hussain assembled at PHE complex BC Road in the morning and started protest against the higher authorities. The agitating workers were raising slogans in support of their demands including regularisation, timely and regular payment of their wages and enhancement in rate of their daily wages.
Tanveer alleged that despite assurance by the higher ups, their demands have not been addressed.
He added that now the talks between PHE Minister and association members have failed they decided to continue the strike till demands are met.
He warned that if the State Government does not solve their pending demands within days they will intensify their agitation.
“Number of committees and sub-committees and high power committee of State Government and Governor have been formed to solve our long pending demands but all in vain till date,” he alleged.
Others present in the protest includes Deepak Gupta, Subash Chander, Manjeet Singh, Tilak Raj, Arun Singh, Jeevan Singh, Banu Partap, Pawan Kumar, Subash Chander, Pardeep Kumar, Gopal Dass, Nissar Ahmed, Altaf Hssain, Romi Verma, Farooq, Rajesh Kumar, Sajad Hussain Butt, Sudesh, Vikar Ahmad, Sat Paul, Sahzab, Sakoor, Ashok Kumar, Maqbool Ahmad, Raffo Ahmad, Sohan Chowdary, Kuldeep, Bhushan Dhani Ram, Shokat Chib, Junid Ahmad, Vickar Ahmad, Sushil Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Raj Kumar and lshan Thappa.
