Clerical cadre employees’ Sectt ‘Gherao’ prog foiled, dozens detained

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 27: The police today foiled secretariat `Gherao’ march of clerical staff from various Govt departments and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)  and detained  dozens of agitating employees.
The employees from Jammu and various other districts, under the banner of  Jammu Kashmir Ladakh All Department Clerical Staff Coordination Committee (Jammu province), on the 5th consecutive day of their protest  program assembled at Press Club Jammu near Dogra Chowk at around 11 am and held strong protest demonstration. They were demanding removal of anomalies  in pay grade of clerical cadre. They out rightly rejected the 7th Pay Commission report implemented in the State.
Various senior leaders including Babu Hussain Malik, Ravi Singh Bhau, Bharat Bhushan,Ashish Sharma, Akhtar Hussain, Sukhbir Singh and  others addressed the gathering and criticized the State Government for adopting delaying tactics in the implementation of the committee framed by Govt for the purpose and also rejecting J&K High Court order with regard to the pay anomalies.
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The clerical staff observed complete strike in their respective offices  and the normal work in many offices was affected with the ongoing strike.   A large number of employees of all the factions, under the single banner of `Coordination Committee’ have chalked out second phase of this agitational program.  They were shouting slogans in support of their demands. They also raised slogans against the Government for ignoring their issues despite recommendations of the Cabinet Sub Committee  and High Court directives during their protest march.
As the protesting employees in the shape of large rally   moved towards Civil Secretariat  from Press Club via Dogra Chowk, they were earlier stopped by strong contingent of State police  near Dogra Chowk and then at Lower Gumat but they crossed both the barrier and moved ahead after showing resistance.   Then at Ranbir Market, near Indira Chowk the strong police contingent stopped them and foiled their protest march to Civil Secretariat.  The employees showed some resistance and also had little scuffle with the cops but the Police and CRPF deployed by administration thwarted their `Gherao’ program. The police also arrested about three dozens of employed and detained them at Bus Stand Police Station but they were later let off.
Prominent among those included Babu Hussain, Ravi Singh, Ashish Sharma, Gurmeet Singh, Akhtar Hussain, Sukhbir Singh, Arun Sharma, Bharat Bhushan, Mohd Saleem, Munish Sharma, Yash Pal Sharma, Ansuya Gupta, Parkash Singh, Umer Jan and Meenakshi Sharma.
The cadre leadership  has appealed the colleagues across the region to paralyse the work of State Government while observing the strike program. They said the strike will be continued even on April 28.

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