Excelsior Correspondent
KISHTWAR, Oct 31: To get their issue redressed, the workers of power project suspended construction work of Pakal Dul Hydro Power Project, here.
As per reports, a large number of workers engaged in the construction work of Pakal Dul Hydro Power Project assembled at the project site and held protest yesterday.
They raised slogans against the AFCON authorities for ignoring the local workers and hiring the workers from outside District Kishtwar.
“The company is hiring the workers from outside District Kishtwar, which is great injustice with the local workers. At the time of sanctioning the power project, it was assured by the authorities that locals workers will be engaged in the construction work and now the authorities are back stepping by hiring the workers from other districts”, one of the protesting worker said.
On getting information, police team rushed to the spot and tried to pacify the protesting workers. As the police authorities failed to pacify, they allegedly baton charged the workers.
Before dispersing yesterday, the protesting workers threatened to stop the work on other projects from tomorrow if company continued to hire the workers from other districts by ignoring workers of district Kishtwar.
As the authorities paid no heed toward the issue, the protesting workers suspend the work of power project.
They again requested the authorities to redress their issue or face dire consequences.
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