JKECC President conducts full kashmir Foot March, March comes to an end at Srinagar

JKECC President conducts full kashmir Foot March, March comes to an end at Srinagar

Aim is to spread awareness on drug abuse, press for restoration of OPS

Srinagar/PTK:- A foot march lead by Shah Fayaz was being conducted across kashmir so as to aware people about ill effects of drug addiction and to press for restoration of old pension scheme.

Shah Fayaz President JkECC ( J&K employees coordination committee), Chairman Jk Teachers Association and National convener AIPRUF started foot march on 14th Dec from Kupwara which came to end on January 02 at Srinagar with an aim to spread awareness on drug abuse and for restoration of old pension scheme.

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Shah Fayaz said that around 50 teachers and other employees were part of his March while he was joined by hundreds of teachers and other employees in all districts wherever he reached.

Actually we started from Kupwara on 14th December, followed by Baramulla and then concluded first phase at Sumbal Bandipora after going through the district, he said.

In second, we started from Anantnag on 20th December, followed by Kulgam, Shopian and concluded at Pulwama, he said.

He said that third phase started from Budgam then went through Ganderbal and concluded today in Srinagar on January 02.

He said that this was purely a foot march and hundreds of teachers and other employees joined us and became part of march for hours to days.

Our main aim was to create awareness about drug menace which has engulfed whole Kashmir as around 6 lakh people mainly below 30 years of age are using drugs, he said.

It is our message to society to join hands so as to get rid of this menace, he said, adding that we have also requested government to restore old pension scheme.

Addressing the media persons in Gbl Shah Fayaz urged upon the civil Society, parents and all sections of the society to come forward to stop the spread of drugs in J&K and save the precious life of youth.

This is common responsibility of all of us to join hands with each other and support administration and police against drugs and its ill effects, he said.

Shah Fayaz urged the administration to restore OPS scheme in favour of those employees who have been appointed from 2010.

The NPS has no benifits for these employees and they have been deprived from all benifits which lie in OPS, he said.:-PTK.