Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 20: The employees of Rural Development Department (RDD) engaged under MGNREGA (Scheme) of Government held strong protest rally outside Raj Bhawan here today.
As large number of MGNREGA employees under the banner of All J&K MGNREGA Employees Association assembled at the venue near Radio Station, Panjtirthi Chowk in the morning on the 10th consecutive day of protest program and then started protest demonstration. The workers from various districts of Jammu region and parts of Kashmir province also joined the protest program. They were demanding regularization of all type of workers engaged under MGNREGA.
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Provincial president for Jammu Sandeep Kalotra and president Kashmir Division, Jan Mohammed besides others addressed the large gathering and alleged that despite assurance by the RDD Minister Abdul Haq Khan to frame a policy for the regularization of MGNREGA workers, nothing has been done by the Government. They said that these workers including GRS, Technical Assistants, MIS Operators are being exploited by the Government and are being provided just peanut salaries. Many of them are highly qualified and they are going to be over aged. They warned the Government to frame the policy for the regularisation of these workers otherwise they will intensify the agitation.
The agitating MGNREGA workers later also tried to take out protest march towards Old Jammu City but the strong contingent of Police foiled their march. The workers were carrying banners and placards in their hands shouting slogans in support of their demands. The barricades on the road were raised by police. The police foiled their protest march and the workers then dispersed. They have now decided to take out protest rally to Civil Secretariat on December 21 from Press Club.
Prominent among others who addressed gathering included Tariq Zara, Satwant Singh, Sandeep, Farooq Ahmed, Arun Kumar, Sajjad Bhat, Young Bahadur, Kumkum, Lal Hussain and others.
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