On asked about this issue, JAMMU AND Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said No salary would be paid to protesting Kashmiri Pandit employees and reserved category personnel while they continue to sit at home, the lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha said in a clear message to them.We have paid all of them salary up to August 31, but it cannot be allowed that their salary is released when they continue to sit at home, Sinha said. This is a clear message which all shall understand, he said after reporters asked him about the non-payment of salary to a number of Kashmiri Pandit.
Image credit: Tribune India.officials who relocated to Jammu six months ago from their positions in Kashmir as a result of militants’ targeting killings of minorities in the Valley. For the past six months, the staff has been protesting in Jammu, demanding that their positions be moved outside of the Valley.I have had personal interac- tion with senior officers, and most of them have been posted at district headquarters, while some have been posted at the tehsil headquarters, he said.There are some employees in the Rural Development Department who cannot be posted in cities and towns and they have been posted in villages nearer to the cities, he added.They have just one problem of accommodation, which I accept is their genuine concern. The land has been pro- vided and tenders floated for most of the work. By April, the administration will give 1,200 dwelling units, and next year also, it will give 1,700-1,800 more such units, he said.According to him, an officer has been appointed to handle their security concerns, and one of these officers is also stationed in his office to address their complaints.What do you think? It is justice for Kashmiri Pandits? Or government is doing the best to address the grievances of Kashmiri Pandits?
