Jammu: With employees of the civil
secretariat observing a strike today amid protests in the
complex, the government invited leaders of various employees
organisations on strike to discuss their demands on March 19.
"The Government has invited leaders of various employees'
organisations to discuss their demands, for which, they have
been agitating for some time," finance minister Abdul Rahim
Rather said in the state Assembly.
Intervening during Zero Hour in the Legislative
Assembly on a point raised by Harshdev Singh and Prof. Chaman
Lal Gupta regarding the recent 5-day strike of government
employees, the minister said he would apprise the House in
this regard with facts when he replies to the budget
discussion.
The minister said the government is sensitive to the
demands of the employees and said he had detailed discussion
some ten days ago with about 50 representatives of various
employees' Unions and the second round of discussions is being
held on March 19.
The secretariat employees today came out of their
offices in the complex and held anti-government demonstrations
and went on strike for a day.
-PTI
First Published: Monday, March 15, 2010, 21:10