J&K High Court Bar seeks regularization of PHE workers

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, May 27: The J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu held a meeting under the chairmanship of MK Bhardawaj senior advocate and president, JKHCBAJ in order to support the “Kaam Chhor Hartal” call given by PHE Employees United Front on May 28,29, in support of their long pending genuine demands.
The meeting was participated by all the office bearers including Mohinder Pal Singh Pali, vice president, Surjeet Singh Andotra, general secretary, Aditya Sharma, joint secretary, Amandeep Singh, treasurer and many learned senior and other young members of the Bar Association.
The Association, in order to support the genuine demands of PHE Daily wagers / Causal workers urge upon the UT Administration to consider the genuine demands of PHE Employees United Front of Jammu Province who are protesting for their regularization and other demands. The Association through a communication sent by PHE Employees United Front, Jammu Province to the Bar Association requested the Association to support the call of “Kaam Chhor Hartal” given by PHE Employees United Front on May 28 and 29, 2022 in support of their legitimate demands.
In the communication it is stated that Govt has constantly delayed, denied and avoided their regularization issue for last 3 decades, because of which their families have been struggling for their livelihood and they have been socially disturbed.
Bhardwaj urged upon the Lt. Governor, UT of J&K to personally look in to the matter of the poor daily wagers / causal workers of PHE Department who are serving in the Department for the last many years.
The PHE Employees United Front, Jammu Province through the medium of their communication have brought to the notice that the Front / Casual workers / Daily wagers of PHE have given call for “Kaam Chhor Hartal” in that event, to save the general public from shortage of the water, the Association request the UT Administration to consider the demands of the daily wagers / casual workers most expeditiously. He further urged upon the Administration to disburse the back wages and other benefits in favour of these workers.