Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Jan 4: The protesting Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) employees this evening called off their strike after the authorities agreed to their genuine demands.
The employees started their strike on Tuesday to press for their demands which include action against ‘misbehaving’ Corporators and officials, and regularization of workers who have completed seven years in temporary state.
The employees have been seeking action against a female Corporators who is accused of assaulting one of the employees of SMC and breaking office computers and fixtures.
President SMC Field Staffers, Mehraj-ul-Din Bujja, who led the four day strike, said that the authorities have agreed to their genuine demands and they have unanimously decided to resume work from Saturday.
He said that employees have been asked to work extra hours to remove all the garbage and ensure restoration of sanitation in all municipal wards on war-footing basis.
“The authorities assured us that Corporators will not make any unnecessary interference in the official duty of employees. Our demand to pay salaries of consolidated employees through internal finance has been also agreed to be implemented in three phases,” he added
Srinagar Mayor, Junaid Azim Mattu also met the senior officers along with SMC Union representatives and leadership on toda at SMC Office and while assuring action against the accused Corporator as per the law of the land, he urged the employees to get back to work and serve the people of Srinagar.
The long pending demands of the employees were also met as the Mayor instructed the administration to resolve all grievances within a week.
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