Heavy Engineering Corporation (HEC’s) employees have been demonstrating continuously for the last 89 days. The employees of the company have not received salary for the last 15 months. In such a situation, HEC officials have registered their protest by forming a human chain on Saturday. At the same time, the officials have given time till February 17 to the Central Government to provide their due salaries.
The agitating officials say that they have written letters to the President, the Prime Minister and the Heavy Industries Minister regarding the payment of salaries. It has been clearly said that if our demands are not met, then the responsibility of any kind of agitation in the coming time will be of the Central Government.
The employees alleged that due to this situation, they are not able to pay the school fees of their children or get treatment for sick family members. Also, some of them have started selling fruits or tea, including officials. HEC employees and officers have formed a joint platform 'HEC Officers and Employees Public Welfare Association' to fight their battle.
The Union’s President, Prem Shankar Paswan said that he has drawn the attention of President of India, Draupadi Murmu, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, Chief Justice of India, DY Chandrachud, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and others through email on January 23. He said that 'if our problem is not resolved soon, we will have to approach the court in February.