Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 31: All J&K Oil Tanker Drivers and Cleaners Union has called off its strike from tomorrow morning on the assurance of IG, Jammu Rajesh Kumar who paid Rs 20,000 each to two injured drivers for treatment and also assured that he will pursue Red Cross tomorrow to pay Rs 15,000 to each injured driver after the Union meeting with Divisional Commissioner Jammu.
On this assurance the Union called off strike and decided to resume the supply from tomorrow. This was stated by Anan Sharma a representative of the Union.
Earlier the oil tankers drivers and cleaners took to streets at Transport Nagar here today and protested against the attack on their colleagues.
The protest was launched by All J&K Oil Tanker Drivers and Cleaners Union led by Khair-ud-Din. The protestors raising slogans against the failure of Government to ensure security to tank drivers and cleaners supplying oil and petrol to strife torn Valley and hilly Ladakh region warned that in case the Government failed to provide security to them they will stop supply to the two regions.
The protestors said though it has now become a routine practice that the tanker drivers and cleaners are being thrashed in Kashmir Valley by the mob and their tankers are broken, the Government has over the years except assurances failed to ensure their safety and security.
They said throwing their lives to risk the tank operators are maintaining the supply of petrol, diesel and oil to strife torn Kashmir Valley as well as hilly Ladakh region and instead of appreciating their role the unruly mob in Kashmir subjects them to attack. Many times the tankers carrying petrol etc are damaged in stone pelting by unruly mob, they added.
The Union leaders said this has created a sense of insecurity among the family members of the tanker drivers and cleaners who are opposed to sending their kith and kin to Valley for maintaining supply position in view of the role of anti social and anti national elements there.
They said many times the tankers have been damaged and drivers got injured. They said recently two drivers of tanker No JKO2A R-5528 run by Ramesh Kumar and JK02AU-8161 were attacked by the anti social elements and the drivers got injured.
They said that the oil tankers are usually attacked at Pampore, Sumbal, Ganderbal, Gund, Kangan and other places by anti social elements and Government over the years ahs failed to ensure security at these places.
They said the drivers and cleaners feel harassed and insecure and they demand security and compensation for injured drivers and cleaners.
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