Srinagar : The pensioners of Jammu and Kashmir Wakf board have made a fervent appeal to Chairman Dr. Darakhshaan Andrabi to settle thier pension cases which have been halted in Waqf office since April last year, so that they could be paid pension salary and other incentives due to the them.
They said due to halting of thier pension, thier families have been facing tough times for thier livelihood, while they alleged that, “after superannuation from the Waqf Board services, since last April, not a single retiree have been paid a peny out of thier due pensionary benefits and incentives, that too without any reason and logic.”
The pensioners said by keeping thier pension cases pending, Waqf board have left them and thier families in distress and shock.
They have sought personal intervention of Dr Darkhshaan Andrabi in clearing thier pension cases, pending in the Waqf office for about last 2 years.
In a statement, they said: “If thier pension and incentives are not released , thier famies may face starvation,” adding that, “Wakf board has enormous resources and income worth crores of rupees, but unfortunately our pension has been arbitrarily halted.”
Meanwhile, the said employees have made a fervent appeal for immediate release of thier pensionary benefits that are due to them from the Wakf board, so that they are ‘not compelled to come on roads’ for protest .
