Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Aug 22: Government employees under the banner of Employees’ Joint Action Committee (EJAC) today staged a protest against civilian killings in city centre and demanded an end to the use of pellet guns against the protesters.
Scores of employees’ led by EJAC president, Abdul Qayoom Wani, assembled at Press Enclave here and chanted slogans against the killings. They were demanding immediate end to the use of pellet guns and sought inquiry into the killing of lecturer, Shabir Ahmad Monga, who was killed during the intervening night of August 17 and 18 in Khrew area of Pulwama district.
While condemning the civilian killings in Kashmir, the EJAC president said that an inquiry should be ordered into the killing of Monga and inhuman attack on an ambulance driver in Safa Kadal area of old City.
He said that the health officials are facing harassment, which should be stopped at earliest. “We came on roads to protest against the killings of civilian in Kashmir. Government should immediately stop using pellet guns against the protesters as it has maimed and blinded thousands of civilians so far,” he said.
The EJAC president alleged that the Government employees are facing harassment by their officers over not joining their duties. “During this period of time, it is difficult for the employees to join their duties and the Government should look into the hardships of the employees which they are facing after trying to join duties,” Wani said.
As soon as the protesters tried to march towards commercial hub Lal Chowk, the police additionally deployed there swung into action and detained scores of EJAC leaders including Abdul Qayoom Wani, Farooq Ahmad Trali, Fayaz Shabnum and others. They were lodged in Police Station Kothi Bagh but were later let-off.
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