Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 4: Intensifying their 203 days long agitation, the 10+2 Contractual Lecturers today held a protest demonstration in front of the BJP Headquarters at Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
Carrying banners and shouting slogans, the protesting Contractual Lecturers were demanding their regularization as per the Civil Services Special Provision Act 2010, a legislation passed for the regularization of all the Ad-hoc/ Contractual/ Consolidated employees.
They raised slogans against the State Government and BJP Ministers for their alleged callous attitude towards their genuine demand. The protest demonstration continued for more than half an hour till the State BJP president Sat Sharma came out to meet the agitating Contractual Lecturers and assured to take up their demand before the Education Minister for positive consideration of the same.
Sat Sharma also rang up Divisional Commission Jammu and sought to know the status of these Contractual Lecturers’ demand.
Yesterday, these Contractual Lecturers had held a protest demonstration in front of the official residence of Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh, near Canal Road Jammu.
Pertinent to mention that these Contractual Lecturers, under the banner of All J&K Contractual Lecturers (10+2) Forum, have been observing a chain hunger strike in support of their demand for the last 203 days, at the Exhibition Ground near Press Club Jammu.
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