Tribune News Service

Bathinda, December 18

Members of the Rural Post Office Employees’ Union on Tuesday went on a strike and started their indefinite dharna in front of the Head Post Office here.

During their protest, they also raised slogans against the Union Government.

While addressing the protesters, Nachatar Singh Khemuana, a member of the Rural Post Office Employees’ Union, said, “The Central Government in connivance with the DG post, Delhi, had not implemented the Kamlesh Chander Committee report, which was prepared on the pattern of the 7th Pay Commission report, completely. By doing so, they have done injustice with 2.70 lakh postal employees, who have been working in rural areas.”

He said according to the report, 170 points should be implemented, but all points were not implemented.

Balwinder Kaur, division secretary, Rural Post Office Employees’ Union, said if the government and the department did not implemented 12/24/36 years’ service increment, they would intensify their stir.

The protesters demanded that the pension of postal employees and health scheme should be implemented. Besides, they said the Union Government was exploiting rural post office employees.

The protesters added that the Centre had failed to provide any facility to them.