The ongoing agitation by the contractual employees of all three power corporations continued on Tuesday with the agitators have decided to intensify their agitation in support of their year long pending demands.
However, the proposed meeting of association’s delegation with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna did not take place till late in the evening.
Meanwhile, the agitators have cleared that they will withdraw their agitation only after their year long pending demands would be fulfilled by the State Government.
It is also equally important to mention here is that four agitators under the banner of Uttarakhand Vidyut Samvida Karmchari Sangathan (UVSKS) had climbed up mobile tower on Saturday in support of their year long pending demands and came down on Monday evening after receiving assurance from the State Government that their demands would be fulfilled.
Dozens of contractual employees from Uttarakhand Power Corporation limited (UPCl), Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam limited (UJVNl), Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand limited (PTCUl) continued with their agitation at UPCl’s head office, “Urja Bhawan” in Dehradun on Tuesday and also raised anti State Government slogans during their agitation.
They cleared that they will withdraw their agitation only after year long pending demands would be fulfilled by the State Government.
Among the pending demands of association are 15 per cent hike in salary, enforcement of labour laws and provision of Rs10 lakh compensation for the bereaved family in case of accidental death of a worker and a job for one dependent, official quarters etc. and the agitators have also threatened to intensify their agitation if their demands are not by the State Government.
While talking to The Pioneer, Vinod Kavi, State general secretary, UVSKS expressed his concern that memorandum highlighting association demands was given many to higher officials but steps are still awaited by the department for fulfilling the year long pending demands of the association.
Kavi further expressed regret over the agitation done at Narendranagar MlA Subodh Uniyal's residence at Defence colony on Saturday. although he refused to make a comment on why he expressed regretIJ