Srinagar, May 28: Rehbar-e-Khel (ReK) teachers of Jammu and Kashmir under the banner of EJAC have announced indefinite strike from today onwards till their demands are met.

According to a statement, ReK employees the leadership of EJAC president Mohd Rafiq Rather have announced indefinite strike from today until their demands are accepted by the LG administration.

The statement reads that LG administration has recently proposed to de-freeze posts which were frozen for ReK employees at the time of appointment. “As per previous policy, ReK employees were supposed to serve the probation period of 7 years and after serving the probation period they would be regularised against the vacant posts.”

It added that when the LG formed a committee to find a way to ease the sufferings of ReK employees (reduce probation period and enhancement in salaries) as it was technically next to impossible to survive on a meagre amount of Rs. 3000 per month.

“However, in a recent proposal given by the committee, they have proposed to send the vacant posts to SSRB for fresh advertisement and 50% increase in the salary of current ReK employees which has amazed everyone in Jammu and Kashmir,” it said.