Demanding the withdrawal of many
repressive measures, the Postal Department employees under various unions
launched relay fast in front of the PMG office on Monday. They said that many
revenue-garnering offices are being closed down.
The post offices are
being shut down in the pretext of relocating it. The move could be justified if
these post offices were garnering less revenue. But it is not. Besides, many
posts are being cut down.
The authority should
back out from such restraining measures. The Postal Department has decided to
close down the two post offices which have been running successfully for the
past several years, they said. The relay sathyagraha will continue till
April 5.
M Krishnan, National
Federation of Postal Employees, inaugurated the relay fast.
John Avokkaran,
chairman, Joint Council Action presided over the meet.