LALAMUSA, May 12: Contract employees of Health Department in district Gujrat held a protest demonstration at Kutchery Chowk, Gujrat, against alleged misbehaviour of EDO Health and non-regularisation of their services.
The protest started May 11 afternoon and was continuing till filing of this report in the evening. The protesters including women kept the road blocked for hours.
The protest has been organised by the All Health Association Gujrat, while members of YDA, PMA, Nutrition Association, Allied Health Professionals Association and National Programme employees i.e. LHWs also participated in it.
Hundreds of protesters, coming from BHUs, Sub-Centres and Rural Health Centres in district Gujrat were holding placards, and chanting slogans against EDO Health Gujrat.
The protesters alleged that the EDO Health didn’t listen to them and he behaved like a dictator. They alleged that his attitude with female staffers was not suitable. They said contract employees in all parts of the province had been regularised but the EDO Health Gujrat made no effort in this regard. Economic murder of 437 contract employees and their children was not acceptable, they said.
Dr Abid Ghauri and DCO’s representative held dialogue with All Health Association Gujrat President Chaudhry Jamil Ahmed, but no result was produced. Protesters continued their protest till in the evening.
Later, DCO Liaquat Ali Chattha and Assistant Commissioner Mian Iqbal Mazhar paid a visit to the protesters and took some representatives to the DCO office for dialogue to end the protest. Talks were underway till filing of the report.
When contacted, EDO Health Dr Ijaz Haider said he was in meeting with health secretary in Lahore.
Published by Daily The News on May 12, 2015
