Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 10: Centaur Hotel Employees Union today held a strong protest in the hotel premises and demanded the security of their livelihoods.
The protest was held under the banner of Employees Joint Action Committee, Jammu Kashmir headed by its president Fayaz Ahmad Shabnam. In the protest the employees were concerned about their livelihood as the possession of the hotel is expected to change hands.
They said that the hotel and its staff at present is operated by Hotel Corporation of India, company under the control of Ministry of Civil Aviation, GOI. However the government of J&K is expected to take its possession.
They further added that such a decision will be a misadventure and will have serious repurcussions. The employees highlighted that despite the 160 odd employees they kept the hotel operational even in the toughest times over the past few years and generated a monthly revenue of Rs 1.5 crores which is expected to go up over the next few months.
Despite this , they are not being appreciated or acknowledged but rather the government has come up with such decision which will have a devastating impact on the employees.
EJAC president assured full support to the aggrieved employees and conveyed that EJAC will stand shoulder to shoulder with them till their genuine demands are met. Shabnam urged the Government to intervene in the matter and safeguard the interests of the employees of Centaur Hotel.
The prominent leaders who joined the protest were Dr Manzoor, Altaf Handoo, Showkat Bhat, Mohammad Akbar Khan, Mohammad Shafi, Shabir Hussain, Abdul Rashid and others.
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