The Divisional Commissioner of Kashmir on Saturday directed the Deputy Commissioners of all 10 districts of Kashmir to make sure that migrant employees don’t want to go away the Valley and whoever is absent shall be handled as per service guidelines.
While some deputy commissioners mentioned on situation of anonymity that they’d look forward to a authorities order earlier than taking motion, workers who left the Valley after the killing of a Sikh faculty principal and a Kashmiri Hindu instructor by terrorists final week have been feeling unsafe. . , mentioned the administration was being “insensitive”.
Those who’ve returned to Jammu are nonetheless cautious about going again to work within the Valley, and a few have determined to remain for now. Siddharth Raina (title modified), who returned to Srinagar in 2015 with a job within the J&Ok Education Department as a part of the Prime Minister’s Package and returned to Jammu final week, mentioned most of them are academics and conduct on-line courses for college kids. are doing.
“The employees had come to Jammu fearing danger to their lives. Instead of allaying their fears, assuring security and making necessary arrangements, the administration threatens them to take action as per service rules,” mentioned an worker, who returned to the Valley in 2015 after getting a job beneath the Prime Minister’s package deal Was.
“The orders may have been issued with good intention. But many employees are living in their rented accommodation at different places in South Kashmir. It is not clear how they will be provided security,” mentioned one other minority member who bought employment beneath the PM package deal, on situation of anonymity.
Several points have been mentioned with all of the DCs and SPs of the districts of the Valley in a gathering known as by Pandurang Pol, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir on Saturday to assessment the safety preparations and establish authorities lodging for “protected persons”. was one in all them.
He instructed these current on the assembly that the lodging of “protected persons” in 14 lodges in Srinagar by means of the workplace of the Divisional Commissioner “will be treated as canceled” from October 5.
Further, the directions to offer lodging to “Protected Persons”, PSOs and Guards, within the district involved, “to be followed in letter and spirit”. Poll didn’t reply to calls and messages.
“The Chairman (Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir) directed that all Deputy Commissioners and SSPs (Senior Superintendents of Police) shall ensure one-on-one meeting within 2-3 days with representatives/leaders of all political parties to redress their apprehensions. With regard to security, accommodation etc. and consider their genuine demands,” mentioned the minutes of the assembly launched on Tuesday.
The Divisional Commissioner additionally directed that the non-migrant minority inhabitants – laborers, expert laborers and many others. be recognized within the districts and ample safety measures be taken for them together with common interplay. He additionally mentioned that minute by minute migrant employees must be deployed in secure and safe areas as a substitute of distant and delicate areas.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
