MP Employees’ Grand Rally to Put Government on Notice
The state government employees are vowing to step up their agitation
Bhopal
The Madhya Pradesh Officer-Employee Joint Front (MPOEJF) is planning to organise a massive rally in the state capital on Monday to present a 51-point list of demands to the state government.
The rally, set to take place at Ambedkar Park, will feature leaders from the front as well as allied organisations, who will address the gathering and discuss the government’s stance on employee welfare.
The event will also set the stage for the next phase of the movement, which seems poised for a significant escalation if the demands are not met.
MP Dwivedi, the state president of the front, and Umashankar Tiwari, the Bhopal district president, made it clear that if the government fails to take a definitive stand on the issues at hand, the movement will intensify.
“If our demands remain unanswered, we will enter the next phase of protest, unlike anything witnessed in the past decade,” warned Dwivedi.
The next phase could include actions such as collective leave, pen-down strikes, and office lockouts.
The employees are pushing for several key demands, including a 3% dearness allowance increase starting in July 2024, 25 years of qualifying service for pensions, the scrapping of the Computer Proficiency Certification Test (CPCPT) requirement for compassionate appointments, and correcting grade pay discrepancies for clerks to align with those in the secretariat.
Other demands include reinstating the promotion process and providing vehicle and house rent allowances as per the seventh pay commission.
Additionally, the front is demanding the regularisation of contract workers, the end of the taxi system, changes to job titles for vehicle drivers and fourth-class employees, and the abolition of outsourcing practices.
Leaders from the front have emphasised that compared to other states and the central government, the Madhya Pradesh government has been neglecting the interests of its employees.
They blame the state government for ‘failing to prioritise workers, unlike in other states.
Employee leaders have issued a strong warning: if the government does not act swiftly and positively on their demands, they will be forced to launch large-scale protests across the state.
