Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 26: The PDD Daily Wagers continued their protest dharna and Kam Chhor Hartal outside the office of PDD complex at Canal Road (CE office, Bhagwati Nagar) on the 29th consecutive day today.
The workers led by Bharat Singh, chairman and president Surjeet Khajuria, PDD Daily Wagers Union (Jammu province) started their `Kam Chhor Hartal’ on November 28. Today was the 29th day of the strike and protest dharna. They had earlier launched their dharna at the Janipur office of the DCP and later shifted to the office of Chief Engineer M&RE, Canal Road. Many workers from various Divisions and Sub Divisions have joined the protest programme.
The protesting workers were shouting slogans in support of their demand of regularization and enhancement of their wages besides clearance of all the pending wages. They were also demanding the release of their wages in time, conduct of DPC of all cadre. They further demanded that discrimination with the daily wagers from Jammu region be stopped and they should be treated at par with those from Kashmir region.
The Union leaders alleged that about one month is over after they launched strike but no Govt representative ever bothered to visit and listen their grievances. They alleged that no DPC was conducted since 2012 and despite repeated requests, the concerned officers were just befooling the Union. They appealed all the workers to remain united for their cause.
Generasl secretary Ashwani Mehra and press secretary Ajay Sharma also addressed the gathering.
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