Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 30: The PDD Daily Wagers continued their protest dharna outside the office of Development Commissioner Power (DCP) at Janipur on the third consecutive day today.
The workers led by Bharat Singh, chairman of PDD Daily Wagers Union (Jammu province) started their `Kam Chhor Hartal’ on Monday ( Nov 28). Today was the third day of the strike and protest dharna. They again resumed their dharna at the Janipur office of the DCP. Many workers joined the protest programme.
The protesting workers were shouting slogans in support of their demand of regularization and enhancement of their wages besides clearance of all the pending wages. They were also demanding the release of their wages in time. They further demanded that discrimination with the daily wagers from Jammu region be stopped and they should be treated at par with those from Kashmir region.
While addressing gathering Bharat Singh said that concerned authorities have given only fake assurances but not even a single daily wager has been regularized. He said that the protest dharna and strike would be continued till their demands are addressed by the Government. Several other union leaders also addressed the gathering.
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