Thoubal, Kakching VDF units in stir mode
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 03 2022:
VDF personnel of Thoubal district convened a meet on Sunday and resolved to extend full support to any agitation announced by All Manipur VDF Welfare Association regarding placed before the government.
After a threadbare discussion on the demands made the government, the meet unanimously resolved to prepare for launching an intense agitation if the government fails to fulfil the demands at the earliest.
During the meeting, Thoubal District VDF Welfare Association publicity secretary K Bikram recounted that chief minister N Biren had during VDF raising day celebration on March 6, 2021 assured of honouring the demands of the VDF and asked the state level association to furnish details of the demands to the government.
Accordingly, the parent Association submitted details of the demands to the government but no action has been initiated till date, he lamented, while adding that VDF personnel are prepared to launch intense forms of agitation if the government remains indifferent to demands of VDF personnel of the state.
Kakching District VDF Welfare Association has also resolved to support any agitation announced by All Manipur VDF Welfare Association regarding the demand for honorarium increment for VDF personnel.
All Manipur VDF Welfare Association had during its central committee meet held recently decided to demand increment of honorarium for VDF personnel up to 75 percent of the salary of police constable and 603 VDF personnel of Kakching district resolved to support the central committee's decision during a Joint meet held on Sunday at Hiyanglam Keithel.
The joint meet also resolved to support any agitation announced by the central committee.
According to Kakching District VDF Welfare Association secretary Md Alimuddin, VDF personnel perform their duty at par with police personnel but their honorarium is neither commensurate with the changing time nor able to meet the rising cost of living.
Employees of most of the state government departments had already availed 7 th pay structure but VDF personnel are getting honorarium which could not even feed their family members, he said, adding that 603 VDF personnel of Kakching district are prepared to join any agitation announced by the state level association including mass resignation.