Sixth Pay Commission: BJP asks J&K govt to implement 6th pay panel report

Sixth Pay Commission: BJP asks J&K govt to implement 6th pay panel report

Jammu (PTI): The BJP on Tuesday demanded that the National Conference (NC) led coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir should pay heed to the demands of government employees and immediately implement the recommendations of the 6th Pay Commission.

"The NC-led coalition government is turning a blind eye to the demands of employees. We ask the government to immediately implement the 6th Pay Commission recommendations and fulfil their demands," BJP's legislative party leader Chaman Lal Gupta told reporters here on Tuesday.

The employees have been agitating on this issue for the past several months and leaders of both the Congress and NC had promised during electioneering that they would implement the pay panel recommendations if voted to power, he said.

"But now despite coming to power they are keeping mum thereby causing mounting discontent among the employees," the saffron leader said.

He recalled that even the previous Congress government of Ghulab Nabi Azad had given the impression while presenting the state budget that the pay panel recommendations would be implemented and adequate funds would be allocated for the purpose.

There are several other issues such as poor supply of electricity and water that the government should address immediately, he added.

- PTI