HYDERABAD, Oct 11: The Taluka Staff Union (CBA) of Hyderabad city taluka has severely criticised the DCO and the treasury office of Hyderabad for withholding salary of municipal employees.
In a statement issued here on Wednesday, the chairman of the union, Hazura Masih, president Ghulam Mohammad Qureshi and general secretary Akram Rajput said that municipal employees of the city taluka had not received their salary for the month of September due to anti-workers stance of the DCO and the treasury office.
They said that Eidul Fitr and Diwali were round the corner, but municipal employees were deprived of their hard earned wages and could not purchase necessary items for their children to celebrate Eid and Diwali.
They accused the DCO and the treasury office of resorting to delaying tactics in payment of salary.
They demanded of the high-ups to take notice of the anti-workers stance of the DCO of Hyderabad and the treasury office and warned that the union will be compelled to resort to extreme steps if payment of their salary was not ensured before Eid and Diwali.
MNA: PPP MNA from Jamshoro district Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur has called upon the President of Pakistan to announce a jihad against corruption in the country and launch a crusade from the newly-created Jamshoro district as District Nazim Malik Asad Sikandar has already expressed his determination to root out corruption from the district.
In a statement faxed to Dawn here on Tuesday, the PPP leader said that without elimination of corruption Pakistan can never progress and all development schemes will be retarded.
He said due to the commission mafia fruits of development schemes, on which billions of rupees are being spent, cannot reach the masses.
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