The PHE Joint Employees Association held a
protest here on Saturday demanding the release of their wages and
regularization of services.Scores of casual workers and daily wagers, led by
the Sajad Ahmad Parray, Chairman Kashmir PHE Joint employees association,
assembled at Lalchowk and marched towards the Press Enclave.Chairman of the
association, Sajad Ahmad Parray while talking to media said their wages were
not being released by the department.
“If our demands were not met in coming days we will lock down all the
offices from April 2 to 6 and no employee will be allowed to enter the office,”
Parray said.“We are facing financial problems due to which the studies of our
children have been worst affected. We are unable to pay the fee of our
children,” Parray said.“We are working in the department by leaps and wounds
from the last couple of decades but we have not been paid a single penny from
last one and a half year,” he said.He said that our patients are without
treatment because of non-availability of money.He added that they are also
demanding the regularization of services under SRO 520.The protesters requested
the Governor Satya Pal Malik to look into the matter.(CNS)