IT News
Imphal, May 7,
Demanding the implementation of the 7th pay commission in the state, employees of Directorate of Information and Public Relation (DIPR) today staged a sit-in protest today in front of their office building at MSRTC Complex, Moirangkhom.
Speaking to media persons, an employee of DIPR said that the demand for the implementation of 7th Pay Commission in the state has been going on since the previous Congress government, whereas, the newly form BJP led Government is no different despite numbers of general council meeting with the JAC and the government and assuring more than four times that the commission will be implemented, till date no positive effect.
The employee also said that as the government fails to implement the commission, JAC began cease work strike since March 2018 and from April 6, 2018, employees of 105 government department has staged sit-in-protest so far and today is the 47th days to stage the protest demanding the implementation of the commission.
Even the neighbouring states of Manipur has already implemented the 7th pay commission whereas Manipur is the only remaining states in the North East region that the commission is not yet implemented, the employee added.
Appealing the state government to implement the state government employees’ rights, 7th pay commission in the state, the employee further said that the employees fully support the agitation taken up by the JAC of AMTUC and AMGEO and will continue the protest until their demands to implement the 7th pay commission is accomplish.
The protestors held up various placards including “Implement 7th Pay Commission, Don’t play delaying tactics to employees, etc.”