SRINAGAR June 14 (KNS):CPI(M) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami on Tuesday expressed concern over the plight of striking Technical Assistants engaged under MGNREGA of the Rural Development Department in Jammu & Kashmir. He said that the strike has been causing a halt in the developmental activities in the region.

Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel95px; font-family: Calibri, "sans-serif";">These youth had been selected on merit basis through a proper recruitment process and are performing their duties to the satisfaction of the department. These Technical Assistants have certain long-pending demands that include their regularizations and enhancement of their wages.

The CPI(M) leader has taken up the matter with concerned authorities for early redressal.(KNS)