Miffed at the authorities for not addressing their pending demand for regularisation of their jobs as State employees, protesting Prantiya Rakshak Dal jawans attempted self immolation which was thwarted by the police in Dehradun on Thursday. later protesters met the State Government representative in Secretariat and they were assured redressal of their concerns within 15 days.
The protesters carried out a rally from Parade Ground upto Police Head Quarter shouting anti-Government slogans. Two protesters attempted self immolation by sprinkling petrol on their bodies but police stopped them before they could light a match. The protesters alleged that they have been protesting at Parade Ground for the last many months, the G33overnment has turned a deaf ear. Several rounds of talks were held with the Government representatives and in spite of receiving written assurance from the Government, their demand was not addressed so far.
The association member Veer Singh Pal said state government deploys PRD jawans on different duties like parliamentary election and state assembly election, census, Vidhan Sabha session and other sensitive places.
Apart from this, they are employed as a computer operator, driver, gardener, gatekeeper in different departments and work under difficult circumstances on minimum salary. According to him, their demands includ regularisation of PRD jawans by amending PRD Act and their separation from Youth Welfare department and other demands.