‘Kaam Chhoro Hartal’ by Safai Saathis from today

JMC Safai Saathis during a protest at Jammu on Tuesday. -Excelsior/Rakesh
JMC Safai Saathis during a protest at Jammu on Tuesday. -Excelsior/Rakesh

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 10: As protest of Safai Saathis working with Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) here today entered day 2 their leader Rinku Gill announced that they will start Kaam Chhoro Hartal from tomorrow.
During the protest Safai Saathis raised slogans in favour of their demands.
Talking to reporters Rinku Gill said: “JMC Mayor, Rajinder Sharma has recently announced that 600 JMC workers have been regularised but there is nothing on ground regarding that.”
He said that for 600 posts of Safai Saathis forms were filled in 2019 and these posts were advertised in 2017 and interviews were also conducted for these posts.
“So far the selection list for these posts has not been declared,” Gill maintained.
He informed that on December 26, 2022, JMC issued an order stating that there was no hike in salary for unskilled, skilled and highly skilled workers.
The leader of Safai Saathis said that in November last year the salary of these three categories was hiked but as per the order of December 26 these workers will get salaries which they used to get earlier.