Jammu, Aug 13, KNT: Jammu and Kashmir Power Employees and Engineers Coordination Committee (JKPEECC) on Thursday began an indefinite strike against the suspension of employees and engineers, after multiple rounds of talks with the management of Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) failed to resolve the issue.
The committee had announced the indefinite protest from August 13 after the management did not agree to revoke the suspension orders or withdraw the decision to withhold salaries linked to the Surya Ghar performance.
According to the committee, the management had issued orders placing several officers and officials under suspension despite records, in its view, showing that action had been taken against defaulters.
The committee had also questioned the basis of the suspensions and maintained that the employees and engineers should not be held responsible without properly examining the records and circumstances surrounding the alleged lapses.
The protest followed the failure of discussions between the employees’ representatives and the JPDCL management to reach an agreement on the demands.
The JKPEECC has maintained that the suspended employees should be reinstated and the related salary withholding decision withdrawn. [KNT]
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