VDF stir
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 04 2013:
Demanding hike in salary, the State VDF personnel under the auspices of All Manipur Village Defence Force Welfare Association have launched duty-off stir.
A statement issued by the convenor of AMVDFWA appealed all officers concerned not to assign VDF personnel forcibly on duty while cautioning that any outcome for forcible imposition of duty would be the responsibility of the officer concerned.
The decision to launch the stir has been reached following the alleged 'indifferent attitude' of the Government in redressing the grievances of VDF personnel that were already highlighted to the Govt authority, the statement said.
The VDF statement also lamented that the personnel were utilised without any restriction while they were entitled few salary.
It also stated that the State force personnel who received full training were involved in several cases pertaining to rape, robbery, kidnapping, etc while the VDF personnel are not.
Both the fully trained personnel and VDF personnel have been designated equal works.
It also pointed out that their monthly salary of Rs 3000 becomes too minimal to manage or support a family.