Jammu, March 24: Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma raised the issue of the “water crisis” in Jammu and Kashmir following a 72-hour shutdown by daily wagers of the Public Health Engineering department.
He called for holding talks with the daily wagers, who have been protesting since Friday, demanding regularization and release of pending wages.
He urged the Speaker to direct the government to hold talks with the department’s casual workers to end the strike.
In the second session of the day, the LoP sought a reply from the government over the issue, saying the daily wagers had clashed with police and were trying to move towards the civil secretariat.
However, Speaker said that the issue had been raised in the House to inform the government.
Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said that the government is committed to resolving their issues and meeting their demands.
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