A sit-in of Contractors Association holds in front of DC Muzaffarabad’s office

Muzaffarabad, (Parliament Times) : The patience of the Contractors Association has run out due to the shortage of supplies. The offices of the Public Roads Department were locked and a sit-in was held in front of the Deputy Commissioner Muzaffarabad’s office. Central Chairman Contractors Association Raja Qaiser. On Majeed’s call, the contractors and contractors protested in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s office. A heavy contingent of police reached the spot under the leadership of SHO Thana City. Decision not to end strike until full payments. The government should not force us to destroy the roads, buildings and offices that we built with our own hands. If we are not paid then all the heavy machinery will take to the streets. Government should be careful to avoid severe reaction from contractors. Yesterday, Chairman Contractors Association Raja Qaiser Majeed, Sarfraz Gilani, Raja Amir Zafar, Asif Mustafai, Nadeem Mumtaz Mir, Raja Tahir Sajid, Raja Tajmal Hussain, Raja Shafiq Inglabani, Raja Mukhtar, Fahad Gilani, Raja Basit, Raja Zain Akbar, Shahzad. Abbasi, Raja Tabsum Kamal, Ashraf Mughal, Arif Hussain Shah, Chaudhry Basharat, Mohsin Majeed Raja, Zahid Sajid, Sharif Mir and dozens of other contractors and subcontractors locked the PWD building and staged a sit-in under the nose of the Deputy Commissioner’s office. raised slogans and demanded the government to pay 50% to the contractors/contractors before the onset of winter. Ministers and Government Ministers should mediate between the Contractors Association and the contractors to end the economic distress of the contractors. Raja Qaiser Majeed and other speakers said that currently seven billion rupees are outstanding from the Contractors Association. He said that only the contractors are giving three billion rupees annually to the state as income tax. He said that strike and protest is not our goal, we are builders of our country. The government of Azad Kashmir should play a role in lighting the burning stoves of the contractors by paying 50%. Why is the money released after more than a month not being given to the contractors? Raja Qaiser Majeed and other contractors said that Secretary Government PWD has also been a victim of double punishment. He said that Prime Minister Azad Kashmir Chaudhry Anwarul Haq should stop the economic massacre of contractors. Departments have also become a picture of helplessness. Despite getting four billion 85 crores from the federal government, the contractors are suffering due to not getting the money. The prime minister can meet the contractors of Azad Kashmir and address their concerns, but I don’t know why he is reluctant to meet the contractors. He said that the money released in the month of August has not yet been received by the contractors. Due to the non-payment of crores of rupees, the contractors have become victims of severe financial crisis. Government apathy has forced dozens of families to die of hunger. He revealed that at present only the contractors/contractors of Muzaffarabad district have arrears of Rs.1 billion 34 crores. Raja Qaiser Majeed and other contractors said that contractors do not have their own personal capital, they are also debtors of different companies. After intense pressure from the companies, many contractors have suffered from mental problems. He has requested the concerned ministers and other authorities to act as a bridge between the government and the contractors association to resolve their problems. On the other hand, the sources have revealed that the majority of payments have been made to the contractors association and all the contractors. has kept and stopped the works on several important projects, due to which the government and the contractor association are creating distance. Sources revealed that the government has told the contractor association in clear words that Do your work, they will be paid when the work is completed, truth or lie will be decided later, but time will tell on which side the camel will sit. The tradition does not appear to be correct, which may prove dangerous for the time being.