23rd MAY 2017
MASS DHARNA IN FRONT OF FINANCE MINISTER’S OFFICE A
RESOUNDING SUCCESS
ABOUT 3000 CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
AND PENSIONERS RALLIED IN FRONT OF NORTH BLOCK, THE CENTRE OF GOVERNANCE OF
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
AN OUTBURST OF PROTEST, ANGER, RESENTMENT AND
DISCONTENTMENT AGAINST THE BETRAYAL OF NDA GOVERNMENT
The
mass dharna organized in front of Union Finance Minister’s office at North
Block, New Delhi was a thundering success. Inspite of repeated intervention of
the police authorities and also denial of police permission in the last minute,
employees and pensioners poured in thousands from all parts of the country and defeated
the attempt of the authorities to prevent the Confederation from conducting the
dharna at the declared venue, North Block, the centre of governance of Govt. of
India. About 3000 employees and pensioners participated. As South Block and
North Block are highly protected security zone in Delhi, during the last more
than 15 years, no agitational programme could be organized near South/North
Block. The dharna participants included employees from various affiliates of
Confederation, Central Government Pensioners Associations, Autonomous body
employees and pensioners. As a mark of solidarity and support of Central
Secretariat employees, the leaders of Central Secretaries Employees
Associations also participated in the mass dharna. The demands raised in the 21
point charter of demands of Confederation submitted to Government during the 16th
May 2017 strike was highlighted. The demands included honour assurance given by
the Group of Minister’s on 30.06.2016 to NJCA leaders, Increase minimum wage
and fitment formula, grant revised allowances including HRA and Transport
Allowance from 01.01.2016, Implement option-I parity recommended by 7th
Pay Commission for pre-2016 pensioners, Implement positive recommendations of
Kamalesh Chandra Committee Report on GDS and grant Civil Servant Status to
Gramin Dak Sevaks, Regularise casual, Part-time, contingent, daily-rated and
contract workers and grant equal pay for equal work, implement pay revision of
Autonomous body employees and grant revised pension and Dearness Relief to
Autonomous body pensioners, withdraw stringent conditions imposed on MACP
promotions, Scrap PFRDA Act and withdraw NPS, stop outsourcing, Fill up all
vacant posts, remove 5% condition on compassionate appointments, upgradation of
pay scale of LDC/UDC, parity in pay to stenographers, Assistants, Ministerial
staff in subordinate offices and in all organized accounts cadres with that of
Central Secretariat staff etc.
The
mass dharna programme was presided by Com. K. K. N. Kutty, National President,
Confederation. Coms: M. Krishnan, Secretary General, Confederation, R. N. Parashar,
Secretary General, NFPE, Asok Kumar Kanojia, President, ITEF, Tapas Bose, President,
Audit & Accounts Associations, R. Seethalkshmi, Convenor, Women’s Sub
Committee, M. K. Kaushik, Ghanashyam, Central Secretariat Employees
Association, Worlikar, National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees,
Srikrishna Sharma, Central Government Pensioners Association, Rajasthan, Jaipur,
Giriraj Singh, President, NFPE & COC Delhi addressed the huge gathering.
Com. Vrigu Bhattacharjee, Secretary General, Civil Accounts Employees
Association & General Secretary, COC Delhi welcomed the dharna participants
and Com. Geetha Bhattacharjee, National Secretariat member, offered vote of
thanks. The mass dharna commenced at 11 AM and concluded at 2.30 PM. Slogans condemning
the betrayal of the Group of Ministers were shouted.
The
successful mass dharna once again proved that it is Confederation and
Confederation alone is dare enough to fight against the betrayal of the NDA
Government and also against all injustices meted out to the Central Government employees
and Pensioners. The unprecedented success of the 16th March 2017 one
day strike and the 23rd May 2017 mass dharna programme is a clear
message to the Government that Confederation shall not rest, till the genuine
and justified demands of the Central Government employees and Pensioners are settled.
Let
us march forward to our next programme i.e; HUMAN CHAIN of Central Government Employees and Pensioners in all
major cities in front of all important offices on 22nd June 2017.
Yours
faithfully,
(M.
Krishnan)
Secretary
General
Confederation
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