To put pressure on State Government to release Government order (GO) to fulfill their pending demands, Government employees of various departments, who have been protesting under the banner of State Employees’ Joint Council Uttarakhand (SEJCU), has decided to lock their offices by Monday .
The association spokesperson Arun Pandey said, “The association members have decided to continue its protests unless and until Government releases the GO. Their demands include the removal of pay anomalies among State Government employees, timely promotions, fixing the age limit for State employees at 62 years and others.
Pandey claimed that works in Government offices were negatively affected as protesters went on an indefinite strike since October 17. The Government employees of various departments under the banner of SEJCU will continue their State-wide protest in Dehradun and other district headquarters on Monday. He further said that essential services in all the departments will be dysfunctional in the State.
Meanwhile, the association president Prahlad Singh presided over a high power core committee meeting held at Vikas Bhawan in Dehradun and decided that all the Government employees will lock their offices in support of pending demands in the State.
According to him, the association has received a letter from Chief Secretary Subhash Kumar and he appealed the association to call off its strike as their demands will be discussed in a meeting held on October 29.
Moreover, a delegation comprised of association members met the Congress leader Saket Bahuguna and requested him to support their demands. Bahuguna assured the members that their demands will be addressed soon. “We have decided to continue our protests unless government releases the sought GO,” he added.