Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 11: The ongoing chain hunger strike by PHE employees and workers entered eighth day today.
The PHE workers and employees under the banner of PHE Workers Welfare Association raised slogans against the Government for not redressing their long pending demands.
The employees/workers of PHE Division Samba who sat on hunger strike today are Mahesh Kumar, Devinder Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Ram Krishan, Balkar Singh, Chaman Lal and Shashipaul Sharma.
Addressing the gathering, Tilak Raj Sharma, senior leader of PHE employees from district Samba said that Government has compelled them to sit on hunger strike due to its callous attitude towards the workers.
He demanded regularization after 5 years, clearance of 22 months backlog wages of workers, disbursement of wages of workers before 5th of every month, framing of concrete recruitment policy for PHE Department and holding of DPC.
Sharma warned the Government of dire consequence if their demands were not redressed at the earliest.
Among others present were Gulam Ahmed, Shakti Singh, Gouri Shanker, Chuni Lal, Balraj Sharma, Romesh Chander and Seva Ram.
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