EJCC welcomes release of advance salary for July on Eid eve, threatens street protest if other demands are not immediately conceded

Srinagar: Chairman Employees Joint Consultative Committee (EJCC) Aijaz Ahmad Khan on Friday welcomed the announcement of the release of salary of July in advance to government employees but demanded the release of pending salaries of several months to more than 2500 employees of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation (SFC) who along with other government employees have worked in most difficult situations Jammu and Kashmir. He also reiterated the EJCC demand for regularisation of thousands of casual workers, need based workers, FP shop dealers and labourers working in different department for last several years . Despite various difficulties, state employees, daily wagers and fair price shop dealers are still at the service of the people : EJCC
Khan was addressing a meeting of the top office bearers and activists of Employees Joint Consultative Committee in Srinagar. The meeting was attended by Chief Spokesman Employees Joint Consultative Committee,Sheikh Aijaz, Sajad Khawaja Ishtiyaq Beigh Malik Ghulam Hassan Javaid Akhoon, Showkat Bhat Younis Malik Showkat Nowsheri, Rehmatullah Khan Farooq Ahmad Kawa, Anayat Nowsheri, K.M Sogami, Hamidullah Bhat Master Imtiyaz Khan, Sheikh Riyaz Ahmad Abdul Quyoom Beigh, and Feroz Ahmad Najar.
Appreciating the employees working in different departments Khan said that despite various difficulties, state employees, daily wagers and fair price shop dealers are serving the people amid huge spike in COVID-19 pandemic.
He said that the privatization of the power department has shattered the future of thousands of employees working in the department. He said privastisation of power development department is a conspiratorial decision, which has shattered the future of thousands of employees working in the department. Ejaz Khan said that the State Forest Corporation was abolished which ruined the future of about 2500 employees working in this department. He said that the salaries of these employees have not been paid for the last three months, which is a gross violation of human rights .Khan further said that the dealers running fair price shops in the food department were appointed by the government in the food department in the year 2002 but even after lapse of 19 years, their jobs have not been regularisation and consequently their future has been also shattered by the half hearted measures taken both the previous and as well as the incumbent government. He further said that about 60,000 Casual laborers, need Base workers and labourers working in various departments were only subjected to political exploitation as the powe wielding politicians of yesteryears did not pay any attention to their concerns on job security. He said the hapless temporary workers are left with no other option than to go on hunger strike. Kan demanded immediate measures for the regularisation of these temporary employees . He said that cornonavirus spread does not give government a liberty to turn a deaf ear to their pressing demands and threatened street protests if these demands of the employees are not immediately accepted and implemented by the incumbent government.