Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Aug 31: Police today foiled Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) employees’ march to Civil Secretariat to press for fulfilment of their various demands.
Hundreds of employees today assembled near Kashmir Haat to take a rally toward Civil Secretariat. But, police personnel deployed there intercepted them and took into custody 60 agitating employees.
Police used water cannons to disperse the protestors.
Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) Employees’ Forum president Manzoor Ahmad Pampori, said a recent Government order is against employees and should be revoked immediately.
“The Government should implement service rules, rationalization of staff pattern in these institutions, conduct of DPC-seniority of various service cadres, regularization of daily wagers, consolidated employees having been in the department for more than 15 years, release of 6th Pay Commission and time-bound settlement of pension,” Pampori said.
The employees also demand release of wages, reorganization, implementation of recruitment rules, payment of 6th pay commission arrears, implementation of transfer policy and holding departmental promotion committees on divisional levels.
He said that it is very tragic that thousands of employees of different departments which include ULB, SSA and PHE are without salaries for last six months.
“If the employees’ demands are not met immediately the ULB in coordination with EJAC-Q will formulate a strict programme which will be very tough for State Government,” Pampori warned.
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