Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 14: Retired employees of the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) held strong protest demonstration at Exhibition Ground near Press Club here today.
A large number workers under the banner of All J&K SRTC Volunteer Retired Employees Association led by Dev Raj Bali assembled near Press Club and started protest demonstration in support of their demands. They were raising loud slogans against the SRTC Management and the State Finance and Transport Department.
Carrying banners and placards, they projected their demands raising loud slogans. They alleged that despite many dharnas, representations and meetings, the Management of the SRTC has failed to address their pending issues.
They are demanding that their pending dues be cleared as the State Finance Department said to have paid Rs 30 crore to the Corporation for this purpose. They demanded that pending 6th Pay Commission arrears, COLA etc be paid without any more delay. Prominent among others included Surinder Singh, Balwa-inder singh, Surjit Singh, Asan Elahi, D N Sharma, Sain Mohd and Kulbir Singh.