Thiruvananthapuram:
Functioning of government offices in Kerala is likely to be adversely affected
tomorrow in view of the one-day strike called by pro-LDF Action Council of
State Employees and Teachers pressing their demands.
The
Council demanded among other things immediate implementation of the pay
revision package of government employees and teachers and also 20 per cent of
the basic pay as interim relief with retrospective effect from July 1, 2014.
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy
termed the strike call as politically motivated and said there was no
justification for the agitation as the pay commission for revision of salaries
of employees have been set up and government was waiting for its report for
implementation.
During the media briefing of
the cabinet meeting here, he rejected the Action Council’s charge that more
than 30,000 posts have been abolished and said actually the UDF Government had
created 35,000 new posts in various departments.
Chandy also said there was no
need for any talks with the striking staff and justified the government
decision to implement ‘dies non’ (no work no pay) rule.
PTI