TURA, June 3: The Garo Graduates’ Union (GGU) on Thursday lent support to the cause of the agitating staff of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) and urged the authorities to bring an end to the stalemate
In its memorandum submitted to GHADC CEM, Benedic Marak, the GGU said that the ongoing crisis over pending salaries has brought the Council to a standstill, thereby resulting in immense loss and affecting development works and services in Garo Hills region.
The Union bewailed that the misery of the employees of the GHADC and their families due to the non-payment of salaries is a matter of grave concern.
Stating that the demand put forth by the NGEA was legitimate, the Union urged the elected members to be accountable for the sufferings of the employees.
The GGC maintained that the amount generated by the GHADC in the form of revenue in the last three years would be more than sufficient to pay one year’s salary to the agitating employees.
“The payment of employees salaries should be on priority basis and should not be kept pending as they are the workforce of the GHADC. We urged that the crisis, which has gone beyond all limits, be solved amicably at the earliest,” the Union said.
