Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 20: J&K Contractors Coordination Committee in a meeting held here today decided to organize one-day dharna on June 22 at Lok Nirman Bhawan, here, to express their resentment against the Government’s negligent attitude in releasing dues of the contractors worth Rs 700 crore.
The meeting discussed the burning issue of non clearance of the dues of the contractors which it alleged, has reached to Rs 700 crore.
The speakers maintained that some of the work done claims of the contractors are lying pending for four to five years. The problems have been further increased for contractor community with the introduction of New Civil Accounting system, the meeting said.
All the participants unanimously decided to organize a dharna on June 22 at Lok Nirman Bhawan, Jammu. The Association gave a call to the contractors from all the districts of Jammu province to participate in the dharna.
The meeting was attended by Vinod Kohli and Balvinder Singh, general secretaries JKCCC, Yogeshwar Singh, Sham Singh and Ravinder Nath Sharma, all vice chairmen, JKCCC, among others.
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