Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 6: All J&K SRTC Volunteer Retired Employees Association today staged a protest demonstration here at Exhibition Ground, against State SRTC for not clearing their pending dues.
Addressing the protesting VRS employees, president, VRS Union, Dev Raj Bali and general secretary, Surinder Singh, said “our own department is doing injustice with us, as on one hand our services have gone and on the other hand our dues, which were promised to be cleared within 60 days from the date of VRS and GHS, are still pending.”
The leaders of the association said that they have been struggling for getting their legitimate dues for last more than six years and during this period 17 VRS/GHS employees lost their lives due to one or other disease, as they could not afford treatment for want of funds.
They strongly criticized the discriminating attitude of SRTC Department towards VRS and GHS employees and appealed Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to intervene into the matter and get clear all their pending dues including COLA arrears with effect from 1999, 6th Pay Commission arrears with effect from January 1, 2006 and pension benefits.
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