Excelsior Correspondent
KATHUA, June 5: Provincial Electrical Employees Union today held a protest demonstration at power house, Hiranagar against the Government for not redressing their demands.
The employees and workers assembled at power house, Hiranagar under the leadership of Hardarshan Singh, President District Sub Unit Hiranagar and PC Sharma, provincial president and raised slogans against the Government for not paying heed towards their demands.
While speaking, PC Sharma said that the Government is not serious to redress the issues of the PDD employees, compelling them to adopt agitational path.
“If the Government will not redress the problems of the PDD employees at the earliest, then they will launch a crusade against the Government and for any untoward incident, the Government will be responsible”, Sharma added.
He said that the union has several times demanded for the creation of posts of lineman, SBA and foreman, but the Government is not taking the demand seriously.
While speaking, Hardarshan Singh demanded insurance scheme for all PDD employees and daily wagers, regularization of daily wagers, who have completed seven years of service with preview of concrete policy, arrangement of special training course for all executive employees and provision of three years diploma course in engineering for technicians on departmental expenses and reorganization of the department with creation of sufficient posts.
Sharma also demanded release of technical grade in favour of all ITI and non ITI including line man, implementation of welfare schemes and risk allowance.
Among others present were Shivcharan Singh, Chanchal Singh, Yashpaul Raina, Joginder Kumar, Mohinder Singh, Makhan Singh, Surinder Singh, Amarjeet, Bodh Raj Khajuria, Ganesh Dass, Naresh Kumar, etc.