Scores of SRTC employees tried to match towards the Governor’s Office to present the memorandum of their demands on Thursday.
Earlier hundreds of employees of SRTC had assembled in Sheri-Kashmir Park and were demanding the release of their pending salaries of last four months.
The protesting employees were also demanding the implementation of 7th Pay Commission and retirement benefits for the employees who have retired from their services.
The protesting employees were accompanied by, Wajhat Durrani President SRTC Employees Union.
While speaking to news Agency Kashmir News Trust Durrani said, ” we had planned a peaceful march to Governor’s Office to present the memorandum but police did not allow us and used water cannons and arrested some of our members. Later they took us to Governor’s Office where we presented the memorandum”
“Our salaries are pending from past 4 months. There are people who have retired from their services but they have not received the retirement benefits yet, consolidated drivers whose services are due after the continuous service of first eight years, are yet to get regularized, though they are in services now from ten years now, similarly under SRO 43, people who have lost their lives in the line of duty their kins have not been provided the jobs yet,” said Wajahat Durrani KNT
Police foils SRTC Employee’s March. Will intensify protests if our demands are not met: Wajhat Durrani
