JCC to Lock Horns With Govt. Again

SRINAGAR: Feeling ‘hurt’ over the cold response from Government, Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), an amalgam of various employees’ unions on Wednesday said that it was gearing up for an all out standoff with it (Govt.) and vowed to bring down the government machinery to a complete standstill by the fresh spell of agitation that begins on 23rd of this month, if its demands were not met. 

The JCC is also mulling to go for ‘indefinite’ and ‘decisive’ strike saying, the govt. approach has been very ‘insensitive’ and unacceptable.

“We have called all the zonal presidents of Teacher’s Forum of valley here today to chalk out the agitation programme Scheduled for 23rd May, when massive protest marches will be held at  district headquarters of all the 22 districts across the state.” EJAC (Q) Chairman Abdul Qayom Wani told KNS on Wednesday. He added that the agitation scheduled for 23rd May would be an exemplary one which should be an eye opener for the Govt.

“They have entered into written agreement with us and then backtracked. Such an attitude of Govt. is not acceptable to us” Added Wani.

He said, it was a matter of concern for all the employee community that the incumbent government was not bothered for their (Employees) welfare.

“When you raise the salary of legislators to 0ne lakh, spend crores on their bolero cars and other perks, you don’t say, we are running out of cash. Why is it the only at the time of Employees that our treasures go dry.” Asked wani who said that raising the retirement age of employees was inevitable and Govt. must fulfill the promises.

Another JCC Senior leader Khursheed Aalam said that the Govt. was exhibiting non serious attitude towards employees and warned that a strong and decisive agitation had now become a necessity.

“We had deferred the feb strike due to law and order problems govt. was facing in the backdrop of Afzal Guru’s hanging. But this Govt. has become habitual of throwing our demands to cold storage which is unacceptable.” Aalam said.

He added that after the 23rd May protests, JCC would sit again to chalk out the future strategy.

“If Govt. did not change its attitude, we can go for the indefinite strike.” Aalam added.

Meanwhile State Govt. on Wednesday said that it was ready to address the demands of JCC, but advised it (JCC) against adopting confrontational approach.

“we are committed to solve the problems of the employees, and we have been working on it.” Senior Minster Ali Mohammad Sagar said.

Pertinently the state Govt. employees have been pressing for the hike in retirement age by two years besides regularization of the contingent paid employees and other demands. There have been so many rounds of talks between the JCC and Govt. however the impasse still continues as both accuse each other of betraying from the agreements.

Meanwhile Teachers have expressed satisfaction over the recent promotions in the education department and hoped that the process would be carried forward without any halt age so that more and more vacancies are filled up that would see new opportunities of employment for the unemployed youth.

“Promotion of more than 3000 teachers, Masters and lectures is a welcome step for which Education Minster, Commissioner and Director is worth praise. But these efforts would yield better results only, when the process is carried forward.”  School Education Employees Coordination Committee Chief Spokesman Nusrat Ahmad Beigh said.

The Gen. Sec. of the forum Dr. Manzoor Ahmad also hailed the Govt. move and said that by virtue of the promotions, thousands of long pending vacancies in schools have been filled up which would definitely improve the academics in Govt. schools. 

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