VRS given JKRTC workers stage protest, demand arrears

VRS given JKRTC workers staging protest demonstration near Press Club in Jammu on Saturday. —Excelsior/ Rakesh
VRS given JKRTC workers staging protest demonstration near Press Club in Jammu on Saturday. —Excelsior/ Rakesh

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 27: The VRS given J&K Road Transport Corporation workers held protest demonstration near Press Club here today.
Led by Dev Raj Bali, president All J&K RTC Voluntarily Retired Employees Association, Jammu, the VRS given workers of the Govt Transport Corporation assembled near Press Club here today and started a protest demonstration. They were shouting slogans in support of their demands and also against the Management of the Corporation.
They alleged that Corporation authorities were denying them arrears of COLA, 6th Pay Commission and Dearness Allowance, despite the fact that UT Administration had issued clear instructions on June 2, 2021 in this regard. One week time was given to submit the bills to the Management of the Corporation but now 45 days have been passed but the officers concerned have not taken the directives seriously. They are not giving proper reply to the workers as well.
The protesting workers demanded action against the concerned officers and sought intervention of LG and Chief Secretary in the matter. Dev Raj Bali and several other office bearers addressed the gathering.
When the protesting workers tried to take out march towards Civil Secretariat, they were stopped by police force near Dogra Chowk. Prominent among those accompanying included, Deep Raj, Surinder Singh, Devinder Singh, Suraj Singh, Surjit Singh, Shiv Kumar and D N Sharma.