JK News Today
Srinagar, March 11 : Suspending the work for 11 days, All Jammu and Kashmir Patwar association today called off their strike after getting assurance from the government to resolve all the pending issues within one month’s time.
The strike was called off by the association president Abdul Majeed.
The strike was called off after a delegation of association held talks with government officials and got the assurances.
The patwar association president Abdul Majeed said, “The meetings were held in several phases and the first phase particularly was contentious. The government officers tried to dissuade the Association, but members of the Association stood firm with their demands.”
“After the first phase, two more meetings were held. One of these meetings was conducted via video conference and was attended by the Commissioner Secretary of Revenue and other officials from Jammu,” he said, adding, “The meeting was supervised by the Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir amid the presence of the members of the Association.”
During the meeting government has sought three months to resolve the issues but association agreed for one month’s time to address the issue, failing to which the strike will be resumed.
The members of the association are hopeful that the government will take their demands seriously and work towards a mutually beneficial solution.
