Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 24: Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma today raised the issue of the “water crisis” in Jammu and Kashmir following a 72-hour shutdown by daily wagers of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department.
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He called for holding talks with the daily wagers, who have been protesting since Friday, demanding regularisation and release of pending wages.
“Due to the shutdown (called by PHE daily wagers), there is a water crisis in both Jammu and Kashmir,” the LoP said as the House assembled for the day.
He urged the Speaker to direct the Government to hold talks with the department’s casual workers.
“A committee has been formed to assess the demands of the daily wagers. However, the Government should also directly engage with them to end the strike,” he emphasised.
In the second session of the day, the LoP sought a reply from the Government over the issue, saying the daily wagers had clashed with police and were trying to move towards the Civil Secretariat.
However, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather said that the issue had been raised in the House to inform the Government.
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