7th Pay Commission: The Karnataka Government Employees Association has announced that government employees will go on an indefinite strike from March 1 in the state if their demand for the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission is not met. Union president CS Shadakshari said that all government employees have decided not to report for duty and launch a state-wide protest.

All government employees will protest across the state

It is being told that the announcement of an indefinite strike by the Sangh may be a blow to the Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka. Union president CS Shadakshari said that if the demand is not met, all government employees will protest across the state and will also stay away from performing their official duties. Talking to reporters in Shimoga, Shadakshari said that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had turned a blind eye to the demands of government employees. CM Bommai’s behavior has hurt nine lakh Karnataka government employees.

If the order is not issued, the protest will continue

The President of the Karnataka Government Employees Association further said that the government employees would take part in the protest by staying away from their duties in schools, colleges, hospitals and other government institutions. He also said that the protest will end only when the government issues an interim order to implement the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission. Shadakshari said that the protest will continue if the orders are not issued.

Know what are the demands of state government employees

It is noteworthy that the government employees in Karnataka were expecting that the Bommai government would announce the implementation of the Seventh Pay Commission. Chief Minister Bommai did not make any mention of the Seventh Pay Commission in his budget speech, which has shocked the government employees. Karnataka government employees have made three major demands, including implementation of the 7th Pay Commission in the state, implementation of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) and at least 29 Percent fitment includes implementation of features.

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Sun, Feb 26, 2023, 7: 49 PM IST