Forest department casual labourers stage protest

Srinagar: Scores of casual labourers of the Forest department staged protest here demanding release of pending wages.

The casual labourers from central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district said that they have been waiting for pending wages for the last four months, and they are suffering due to it.

   

The aggrieved labourers assembled at Press Colony on Saturday, holding placards amid slogans in favour of their demands.

“We have been waiting for the past many months, but no one is paying heed to us. Due to pending wages, our families are suffering as we are unable to make ends meet. Our children are unable to attend schools as we are failing to pay their fees and other expenses,” said a protesting casual labourer.

The aggrieved said that they have been protesting in  Ganderbal district for the past month but to no avail. They said around 200 of their fellow casual labourers have been waiting for salaries since April.

“We have been requesting officials to release our wages so that we don’t have to suffer. None of the officials have come to us since these days to address our demands. We are doing a protest in a peaceful manner, and we hope that we are not pushed to take extreme steps and hit roads,” said another labourer.

They appealed to higher authorities from the department to intervene and address their issue.

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