LIC employees stage protest

LIC employees staging protest in Jammu on Thursday.
LIC employees staging protest in Jammu on Thursday.

Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Nov 19: Employees of LIC of India in Jammu and Kashmir under the banner of NZIEA Srinagar Division on the call of All India Insurance Employees’ Association held massive demonstrations ouside LIC offices of Jammu & Kashmir.
Demonstrations in Jammu region were led by Pawan Gupta, Divisional secretary NZIEA Srinagar Division; and in Kashmir region by Ajaz Ahmad Dar, joint secretary NZIEA Srinagar Division.
Speaking on the occasion at LIC office DO Cell Jammu, Dinesh Kumar Sharma, vice president of NZIEA Srinagar Division informed the decision of the organization to hold one day strike on November 26, 2020 against the anti-people and anti- workers’ and anti- farmers economic policies of the NDA Government.
Sharma said that the working class of our country is gearing up to make the one day All India strike on November 26 a massive success which is jointly being observed by Central Trade Unions and nearly 150 independent Federations including All India Insurance Employees’ Association.
The main demands are- stop wholesale privatization of Public sector, wage revision of public sector insurance employees (LIC / GIC employees), merger of public sector General Insurance companies, withdrawal of NPS, increasing the family pension from 15 % to 30 %. Updation of pension, cash transfer of Rs 7500 to all citizens of the country whose income is not taxable.
Dinesh Sharma strongly opposed the move of the Govt to sell a part of the stake of LIC by bringing IPO in LIC. He resolved and appealed to one and all to continue struggle and campaign against IPO in LIC and make strike of November 26 a big success.
Others who spoke included Rajesh Kumar and Raj Kumar, Divisional committee members, Ms Neelam Sharma- convener.
Demonstration was led by Vijay Verma at Khathua, Kuldeep Singh at Samba, Moti Ram at Udhampur, Ashwani Kumar Sharma at Jammu-1, Rohit Gupta at Jammu-2, Ram Raj at Doda, Khaliq Hussain at Rajouri and Raj Kumar at Poonch.