Srinagar/ May,6 : The Employee Union of Jammu & Kashmir at a joint meeting in Srinagar on Saturday called the termination of three employees recently by the government ” unjustified” and announced it’s decision to take up the issue with the Government.
In a joint press release issued on Saturday the employees union said ” an emergency meeting of prominent trade union bodies was held on Saturday at Srinagar which was attended by prominent and renowned trade union leaders of Jammu and Kashmir . The leaders who attended the crucial meeting were Reyaz Ahmad Sofi, Mohd Rafique Rather, Aijaz Ahmad Khan, Syed G.R.Gilani, Ab Majeed Paray, G.M.Dhoobi, Shabir Ahmad Langoo, and Ab.Qayoom Baig”.
Stating that the Participants of the meeting unanimously expressed concern on the recent termination of three employees from government services, the statement said ” the decision on termination has created sense of insecurity among the employees who have been working in extremely adverse working conditions and have put in their best for the development of Jammu and Kashmir” .
Reiterating that the employees fraternity has always been loyal to establishment inspite of working in hostile and adverse working conditions, the employee unions in their joint statement further said that participants of the meeting expressed dismay on the move of termination of employees and added that the victims have not be given a chance to be heard and to put across their point in their defence.
The employee unions in the above referred statement further said “how can an employee be terminated without being declared guilty by a court of law when the constitution of the country guarantees every citizen of the country the rights and previleges which ought to be saved and protected by the government as well”.
Leaders of employee unions in their statement also said ” while dealing with the cases of victims due course of law and parameters of justice has not been followed which is against the sprit of the constitution”. Leaders, according to above referred joint statement, decided to resent the move and formulate a joint strategy to tackle up the issue with the government , saying that “a broad based meeting shall be convened soon after the Eid”.
