VRS given SRTC employees stage protest

VRS given SRTC employees staging protest in Jammu on Monday. -Excelsior / Rakesh
VRS given SRTC employees staging protest in Jammu on Monday. -Excelsior / Rakesh

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.