State Employees' Joint Council Uttarakhand (SEJCU) called off its 21-day long strike on Wednesday after receiving assurance on its demands from the Chief Minister.
SEJCU State president Prahlad Singh said that as per the government's assurance, the sought GO will be issued before enforcement of the model code of conduct for Panchayat election in the State. Now, they will resume their office by Thursday.
A delegation of association members was called for meeting at chief minister's residence and their demands were discussed. The Government representatives including additional chief secretary, principal secretary to CM, secretary (finance) and additional secretary (personnel) attended the meeting.
With CM's assurance about immediate release of the sought GO, the high power committee members of SEJCU decided to call off their agitation. The SEJCU spokesperson Arun Pandey said they were carrying out indefinite strike since October 17 in support of pending demands.