Expressing concerns over the State Government’s apathetic attitude, the Police Havildars’, Constables’ and Sepoys’ Confederation with 48,000 members on Saturday threatened to go on an indefinite ceasework from January 25 pressing for a 15-point charter of demands.
Talking to newsmen here, association president Santosh Kumar Satapthy and general secretary Panchanan Behera said that prior to taking the extreme step the confederation has decided to wear black badges from January 20.
The association is protesting against the State Government’s apathetic attitude towards the Havildars, constables and Sepoys working in the police administration and the Odisha Special Armed Police.
The association lamented that the Government was aware of the concerns of the association but was nonchalant about addressing them. The major demands of the association include implementation of Revised Assured Career Progression Scheme -2013 with retrospective effect from September 1,2008 instead of January 1, 2013, motor cycle maintenance allowance, enhancement of the credit of earned leave from 300 days to 600 days, hike in ex-gratia to the kin of the deceased in Maoist violence to `30 lakh, similar benefit to police who are killed during law and order situation, increase in posts of Havildar and constables in all the police stations and raising of retirement age to 60 years, among others.