Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, July 12: The work on Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) projects across the State has been badly hit after the engineers working with the project went on indefinite strike following alleged beating up of their colleague by Additional Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar at Hyderpora.
The engineering activities across the State are likely to be affected from July 17 as various engineering associations have called for indefinite strike against the beating up of Engineer Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, Junior Engineer-Economic Reconstruction Agency by Additional Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Mohammad Aslam Qadri. The JE was put in a police lock up on ADC’s complaint in the Police Station Sadder after he was allegedly beaten up.
The engineering associations have also taken strong exception to the detention of ERA Junior Engineer at Police Station, Saddar and condemned the police action. The engineers said that they would suspend the work unless the ADC Srinagar does not tender an unconditional apology to Engineer Mushtaq.
Meanwhile, the engineers of Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) have already gone on an indefinite strike
In a joint memorandum, the Jammu and Kashmir Diploma Engineers Association, Jammu and Kashmir Graduate Engineers Association and State Joint Action Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Graduate Engineers Associations have condemned the role of ADC-Srinagar.
Through the memorandum, Engineer G R Malla, President-Jammu and Kashmir Diploma Engineers Association, Engineer Sajad Wani, Vice-President-Jammu and Kashmir Graduate Engineers Association and Engineer Tariq Hussain, Vice Chairman-State Joint Action Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Graduate Engineers Association said that ADC-Srinagar took the law into his own hands while misusing his official position.
“The action of ADC of taking law into his own hands and misusing his authority on an unfound, unjust and fabricated complaint has been viewed seriously by all the engineering bodies and engineering fraternity as a whole. The Engineering Associations have decided to go on indefinite statewide strike from July 17 in case the demands are not met,” said the engineers in the memorandum.
When contacted the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Baseer Khan, said that the engineers met him and lodged a complaint against the ADC, Srinagar. He said that investigations will be conducted to know the facts.
Follow our WhatsApp channel