Mass casual leave paralyses offices
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 27 2015 :
In the beginning of the three day protest, the State Government employees succeeded in paralysing all offices from Monday.
The campaign will continue till Wednesday.
A spokesman of the striking employees said that this is in protest against the failure of the State Government to concede to their 29 point charter of demands.
On May 19, 2010 a memorandum of understanding was signed between the representatives of the Joint Administrative Council of the All Manipur Trade Unions' Council and the All Manipur Government Employees' Organisation and the Manipur government regarding these demands.
These include, inter alia, revision of pay and pension amounts, service regulation of various categories of casual employees, hike in the ration money of the police and paramilitary personnel, appointment of the near and dear ones of the dead employees under the die in harness scheme.
Sources said that since it involves staggering amount of money and amendment of the policy matters, these cannot be granted at one ago and it will take time.
However, the employees say that the Government had been given enough time.
All State Government offices wore a deserted look with no peon even to open the rooms.
Some employees who wanted to attend offices were intercepted and dissuaded from going inside since the campaign is for the welfare for all sections of employees.
High officials in the secretariat however managed to attend offices despite hamstringing circumstances like absence of drivers, peons and non-movement of files from other levels.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Okram Ibobi, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam and high officials left Imphal on Monday morning to attend important meetings.
The senior minister who is holding the fort is unable to break the ice so far and indications are that the official paralysis will continue for the next three days.