Municipal Contractors Coordination Committee members observe hunger strike

Srinagar: The Municipal Contractors Coordination Committee members who are on strike from last two days on Thursday said that serious allegations are being levelled against them by the officials while as the fact is that authorities have failed to release the amount of the works done by them.
The contractors observed hunger strike today to protest against delay in release of their pending amount, demanding authorities to release the amount at an earliest.
They said that Private Secretary of Deputy Mayor Sheikh Imran had posted a video wherein had levelled allegations against the contractors, which is totally baseless. “After resistance from contractors, the Dy Mayor has addressed media today and levelled serious allegations against us again and has failed complaint against us,” they said.
They added that they have boycotted the works now and have also locked down the offices of Mayor, Dy Mayor; both works division and corporate hall.
“After a complaint was filed against us by Dy Mayor, some of the contractors were detained by the police following which over 100 contractors went to the police station voluntarily as mark of protest,” they said.