Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 31: While `Kam Chhor Hartal’ of the daily rated PDD workers entered 124th consecutive day here today, the protesting workers organised `Havan- Yagya’ in the office complex of SE (M&RE) Circle-I, on Railway Road here today.
In support of long pending demands of regularization, payment of pending wages and timely payment of their wages every month, hundreds of PDD workers are on strike since November 28, 2016. Their protest dharna is continued for the last 124 days.
Earlier, they started protest dharna at Chief Engineer’s office near Canal Head, under the banner of All J&K PDD Daily Wagers Union and then shifted the venue to the office of SE, M&RE Circle-I Jammu on Railway Road. Chairman, Bharat Singh, vice chairman Gurnam Slathia and president of the Union Surjeet Khajuria area leading the agitation. The Government has failed to address their pending issues.
On the occasion of Navratras, the Union Members organised `Havan Yagya’ at the dharna site to seek blessings from Maa Durga for the success of their justified, genuine and lawful agitation.
Several Union leaders also addressed the gathering and appealed to the daily wagers/ temporary workers to actively participate in the ongoing agitation for their common cause. They also criticised the higher authorities in the PDD for their failure to address their issues. They alleged that DyCM, who is also Minister Incharge PDD has not bothered to address the issues of workers who are on strike since long. They warned to further intensify their agitation.
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