The Government spokesperson and senior Cabinet Minister Madan Kaushik has said that the general and OBC employees should take back their proposed strike call in the interest of the State. He was responding to the questions of the media persons at his office in Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday.
On the strike call given by the Uttarakhand General, OBC employees association from March 2 on the issue of promotion in reservations, the Minister said that the State Government in last three years has taken many decisions in the interests of the employees.
The strike call by the powerful association of employees is being seen as a pressure tactics on the Government as the budget session is starting from March 3. On the decision of the employees, Kaushik said that creating atmosphere of strike is not good for the state. “What is important is that the intention of Government is positive and it is committed for the welfare of the employees,’’ he said.
It is pertinent to mention here that the association of general and OBC employees which claims to have support of more than 2.5 lakh State Government employees want that the State Government should implement the Supreme Court (SC) order on reservations in promotion and remove the ban imposed on promotions.
On the question of the criticism on brief budget session of the assembly, Kaushik said that the session can be extended if the business committee of the house takes a decision on it. He rejected the notion that the Government don’t has enough business of the session and said that budget session is full of business as apart from budget, department wise budget would be presented and discussions would be held on them.
Kaushik said that the conditions at Gairsain are such that the discussions can be held for longer duration in a day. The minister said that it would file its reply in the Uttarakhand High Court (HC) on Char Dham shrine board. He claimed that the State Government has taken measures to protect the interests of the teerth purohits in the act.
Kaushik who is the chairman of the cabinet committee on the reservation roster system in new recruitment said that third meeting of the committee would soon be held. The Agriculture and horticulture minister Subodh Uniyal and state minister Rekha Arya are other members of the cabinet committee on the important subject.