Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 17: Government Employees Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) has decided to defer the five day strike programme from February 19 to February 23 in view of prevailing situation in Kashmir valley.
The decision to defer the programme was taken in a meeting of the JCC which was held under the leadership of Mohammed Khurshid Alam, Abdul Qayoom Wani and Mohammed Gafoor Dar here today.
Talking to media Gafoor Dar said all the leaders of JCC from entire state were present in the meeting which decided to defer the proposed strike in view of the prevailing situation in Kashmir valley.
The meeting however urged the employees to be united to launch a bigger programme in near future for which the date will be announced soon. The meeting asked the district, zonal and provincial leaders to remain in touch with the employees in their areas to make future course successful which will be decided in the meeting to be held on February 28.
The JCC leaders who attended the meeting included Mohi-ud-Din Muntazar, Amrik Singh, Jaswant Singh, Ganesh Khajuria, Rajinder Kumar, Kulwant Singh and Nasrat Baig.
JCC, an amalgam of various employees’ organizations of the State has been demanding the enhancement of the retirement age of the State Government employees from 58 to 60 years.
The JCC has also been demanding the regularization of daily wagers, adhoc employees, casual workers and labourers who have put in more than seven years of continuous service, removal of pay anomalies with respect to the Government employees and speedy payment of the arrears under the Sixth Pay Commission recommendations.
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