Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 15: Anganw-adi workers and helpers of the ICDS projects of State Social Welfare Department held protest demonstration in support of their demands at Exhibition Ground near Press Club here today.
The female Anganwadi workers and helpers from various ICDS projects in Jammu district led by their leaders Swarna Choudhary and Neelam Kumari and assisted by Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh leader Ashok Choudhary reached Dogra Chowk near Press Club in the morning and started protest demonstration.
They were shouting slogans in support of their demands. The workers were demanding regularization, enhancement of their wages, providing wages in time and clear pending arrears, release of seniority list and providing promotions as Supervisors. They also demanded withdrawal of the order with regard to the ouster of some Anganwadi workers issued by previous BJP-PDP Govt. They also alleged harassment from the department.
The workers decided to take put protest rally towards Civil Secretariat but they were stopped at Dogra Chowk and were not allowed to move ahead towards Gumat Road. They showed some resistance but the lady police constables foiled their protest march. Later, they dispersed staging protest demonstration at the same venue for some time.
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