Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, June 29: Continuing their hunger strike for the 136th consecutive day on Thursday, the agitating Contractual Lecturers held a strong protest demonstration near the Press Club and also torched an effigy of the Finance Minister.
Despite continuous rain, a number of aggrieved Contractual Lecturers assembled at the venue of chain hunger strike and held demonstration amidst raising of slogans in support of their demand and against the State Government.
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They reiterated their resolve to continue the protest till the Government concedes their demand and a written assurance is given to them. Highly critical of the State Government for its callous attitude on their genuine demand, the protesters also torched an effigy of the Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu, They alleged that the Finance Minister trying to create hurdle in the regularization of Contractual Lecturers.
Pertinent to mention that these Contractual Lecturers are protesting for the last 136 days and observing a chain hunger strike at Exhibition Ground Jammu. They are demanding regularization as per Civil Services Special Provision Act 2010, which was passed by the
State Legislature for regularization of all the Ad-hoc/ Contractual /Consolidated employees as one time exception.
While addressing the protest demonstration, Arun Bakshi, president of the Contractual Lecturers (10plus2) Association, said that despite all the clarifications made by the Divisional Commissioner by communicating to the Administrative Department that the demand of 10+2 Contractual Lecturers was genuine, the State Government did not pay heed to the issue of Contractual Lecturers.
The protest demonstration was also addressed by Balvinder Kour and others.
Earlier, in the morning, Pawan Goswami, Anil Kumar, Ramna Kumari and Rajni Jamwal began their fast for the next 24 hours to continue the chain of hunger strike.
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