Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Aug 19: Maintaining that BJP is committed to solve the genuine problems of protesting employees and soon peace will return in Valley, BJP Core Committee member and MLC Ramesh Arora said that concern of the BJP is that salaries of protesting employees should get released without any further delay so that there will be no add up in their worries.
Addressing employees at the protest site, Arora said that BJP is well aware of the problems being faced by the employees after they have returned to Jammu due to unrest and mob violence in valley. He said that BJP wants there should be no holdup in release of salaries for employees at the present moment. He said that he along with MLC Surinder Ambardar has discussed their salary issue in detail with Financial Comissioner B B Vyas and Relief Commissioner migrants and both the officials have assured them that all the PM’s package employees and others will get salaries credited in their accounts very soon.
Further, he said that they have full knowledge about prime concerns of employees and with the result BJP Core Committee has decided to meet Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti in this context so that every issue regarding employees will be discussed with her.
MLC Surinder Ambardar, while speaking on the occasion, also said that BJP is committed to address issues of employees with the passage of time but at present their priority is to ensure release of employees’ salaries so that their families will not face any financial constraint. Further, he said that BJP will look after other grievances of employees once normalcy will restore in valley.
Meanwhile, Lok Janshakhti Party National youth president and national spokesperson Sanjay Saraf also addressed the protesting employees and assured them that their party will strongly plead their case in front of the government. “No one will force you to join your duties in the prevailing circumstances and no one will stop your salaries,” he added. He said that his party is well aware of the problems faced by the employees since their appointment in Valley and now it is our duty to solve them.
APMCC chairman, Vinod Pandit said that, “it is very pathetic that for last more than one month employees are on peaceful protest but unfortunately no one from the Government side is ready to consider their demand.”
Meanwhile , the protest of employees under the banner of All Migrant Employees Association has entered in the 31st day in support of their demands.