Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 17: Female Multipurpose Health Workers (FMHWs) continued their district wise protest dharnas for release of their pending salaries, on 3rd day today.
The main protest dharna was held here today at Madam Shashi Bala Memorial Park under the supervision of Sushil Sudan, president, Jammu Kashmir Medical Employees Federation (JKMEF).
The protesting Female Multipurpose Workers raised slogans in support of their demands. Vinod Sharma, secretary general of JKMEF appealed the State Government to resolve all the problems of Female Multipurpose Workers.
Neelam Kumari, general secretary, FMHWs’ Welfare Association, in her address appealed the higher authorities to redress the issue of salaries of Female Multipurpose Health Workers which was due for more than a year’s time and its permanent solution on war footing otherwise the protests will be exaggerated.
Later, the protesting employees under the leadership of Sushil Sudan ghreao the office of Chief Medical Officer, Jammu, Dr Robinder Khajuria, blocked the entrance of his office. They apprised him of their grievances and submitted a memorandum in this regard. The Chief Medical Officer assured the employees that he will take up the matter with the higher authorities to redress their grievances.
Simultaneously, the protest dharnas were held at all district headquarters of Jammu Province under the leadership of JKMEF/FMHW Welfare Association leaders which include Abdul Hamid Bhatt, Bhanu Sharma (Reasi), Nancy Bhan, Santosh, Sudesh Kumari (Udhampur), Neeraj Malagar, Joginder Lal, Sanjeevan Sharma (Kathua), Kuldeep Dabgotr, Kamla Devi (Samba), Balbir Singh (Poonch), Sehnaz Akhter, Sayima Kouser (Rajouri), Mohd Akhter (Ramban), Amjad Ali Shoukeen (Doda), Ajit Kumar Sharma, Javid (Kishtwar).
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