‘Govt issues order under influence corporate houses’
Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) today held a high level meeting under the president ship of the forum president, Abdul Qayoom Wani at Jammu.
In a statement issued, in the meeting Wani condemned the order of Consumer Affairs and Distribution Department (CA&PD) and FCS which has violated the SRO-157 in which it is mandatory for the govt. departments and undertakings to utilize the services of J&KSRTC vehicles.
He said, “Under the influence of corporate houses and influential businessmen govt. has issued the order in violence of SRO-157 which has adversely affected the interests of SRTC Corporation its employees and in general public which is no way acceptable to employees of SRTC and employee fraternity in J&K.”
Wani warned the government, CA&PD and FCS to withdraw the “draconian and anti-corporation order aimed to hit the financial position of the corporation and its employees.”
He said that J&KSRTC has its own history by serving the common people of state in difficult times but government seems adamant to outsource the corporation to protect the interest of some business corporate.
Wani assured the employees of the J&KSRTC and its union for full support at this crucial juncture to protect the interest of corporation and its employees.
EJAC president said that protest call given by the SRTC Union on 9th and 10th January is justified timely and EJAC will fully support the protest.
Wani said that EJAC has put forth the demands of employees before the Finance Minister in pre-budget meeting particularly the regularization of all temporary employees working in different departments of state, implementation of 7th Pay Commission removal of pay anomalies in different cadres etc.
He said if government fails to redress the genuine demands in the coming budget put forth by EJAC then employees have no option other than to go for agitation path for which government will be held responsible.
Wani said that it is shame for the people at the helm of affairs that our nation builders (teachers/head teachers) working under SSA/RMSA Schemes are without salary for the last six months and their families has reached at the stage of starvation.
He warned that if salaries will not be released and regularized within 10 days, the teaching community will hit the streets and responsibility shall lie on the shoulders of govt. and education department. (PTK)