BHAT DANISH
Handwara, Aug 31 : Like other parts of the Union Territory, the employees engaged under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) continued their pen down strike on eighth consecutive day here today.
They were demanding regularization of their services and other benefits.
Program officer Asif Ali expressed his concern for not taking concrete steps regarding their assumption of services of workers and employees engaged under this scheme since last 13 years in Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Department
All Mgnrega workers request Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and the concerned department to look into the department that all their grievances and demands including resumption of services will be completed in time bound manner after strike was held at Srinagar and Jammu respectively in the year 2018.
They said since then the promises and commitments made with them were not kept or honored by the authorities till today.
The workers also held protest outside BDO office handwra here to project their demands.
It is pertained to mention here MGNREGA workers across Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are on pen down strike since 31 August project their demands.
