Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, July 2: Strongly demanding regularization of all the daily wagers, Jal Shakti (PHE) Employees & Workers Association has alleged that Lt Governor’s Administration was forcing PHE workers to resort to agitational path and is not bothered about the miseries of the public and the employees.
Addressing a meeting of Association here today, senior trade union leader and president of the JSEWA, Som Nath said that PHE daily wagers and consolidated workers are struggling for the last over 20 years for the regularisation of their services. Many of them have rendered the services of over two decades and have given their prime youth to the department but they are still waiting for justice. They are the worst example of exploitation in the country. Even the so called Human Rights organizations are also sleeping over their issue, Som Nath regretted.
Som Nath said the PHE workers are on strike for the last 11 days it has been seen for the first time in the history that proxy Govt of BJP in J&K is maintaining criminal silence over the issue while general public has been left to suffer. LG’s Administration is least bothered about the issues of the employees.
He pointed out that on Nov 11, 2020, their Association leaders met the Lt Governor over the issues of daily wagers including release of wages and regularization, the LG assured that their issues will be resolved within three months but it is unfortunate that even after 19 months the issues could not be resolved. This Administration is just buying time and not serious in solving their issues. Many workers are without wages since long. He alleged that Govt itself was forcing daily wagers to go on strike. He appealed all the PHE workers to fully support their ‘Kam Chhor Hartal’.
Som Nath urged the Government to enact a concrete policy for the regularisation of daily wagers, release of the pending wages of daily rated/ consolidated/ land donor workers, implement Minimum Wages Act in J&K, clear all the pending SRO-43 cases, conduct DPC of all cadre in the department, fill up of all the vacant posts, remove shortage of staff at water/ pumping stations and Division and Sub Divisional level offices and initiate repair/ maintenance of duty/ staff rooms.
He appealed all the bodies of the PHE employees and workers to remain united for this cause and render full support to the striking workers.
Others who spoke on the occasion included- Vijay Sharma, Suraj Parkash, Dinesh Kesar, Parth Singh, Prem Nath, Vidya Ram, Karan Singh and others.
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