Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 23: A peaceful protest of ‘All Jammu Based Employees Association, Kashmir’ continued their protest dharna for 54th consecutive day, today at Ambedkar Chowk/Park, Jammu.
Hundreds of Jammu based employees from various departments rendering their services in Kashmir Division are on continuous peaceful protest since 1st of June, 2022 after the 9th target killing of Rajni Bala, who was serving as a teacher at District Kulgam in Kashmir Division.
The protesters urged the Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to issue necessary orders as has been discussed and assured by him during the earlier meeting held on 27-06-2022 at Governor House Jammu regarding their 3-point genuine demands including formation of a comprehensive time bound transfer policy, utilization of services of employees in their respective district and not to pressurize the Jammu based employees to resume their duties in prevailing situation in Kashmir valley.
They urged the LG Administration for taking cognizance of the issue of salary of the Jammu based employees which is being kept withheld by some DDOs of different departments of Kashmir division and issue necessary direction to the Kashmir administration for release of salary of the employees as they leave the station under Article 21 – Right to Life.
Female employees were compulsively seen in large numbers with their kids in the protest. They also urged LG administration to frame a suitable comprehensive transfer policy within a short time so that their services could be utilized in their domicile district.
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