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Jammu: All J&K Transport Welfare Association on Friday declined the call of complete ‘Chaka Jam’ strike in Jammu citing the reasons that they were not properly informed by
other organizations prior taking the Bandh call.
In a press conference, President All J&K Transport Welfare Association, Vijay Singh Chib, said, “We had a mega meeting in kashmir where transport presidents of all the states along with members of our ‘All India Motor Transport Congress’ and our J&K Transport President Ajit Singh Khalsa went”.
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“Our President is sick now and it is very unfortunate that through a call we were informed that a bandh call has been taken in Jammu tomorrow”, he said.
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“We just arrived in Jammu and conducting a press conference here on behalf of our president because he is unwell”, he added.
“There are five lakh vehicles in J-K which are plying here and we should consult eachother and general public in Jammu before making a strategy”, he said.
“There are exams of students which are going on and and we use to give a memorandum ten days before taking a bandh call”, he said.
“The transport fraternity have been on the forefront and have always extended solidarity to various issues like AIIMS, Amarnath in J&K”, he asserted.
“We have taken this decision that we are not particapting in Jammu closure tomorrow cause we were not taken into confidence”, he alleged.
“If the chamber and Bar association might have conducted a confernece including us and if then we had given a memorandum to govt it would have left a impact then”, he said.
“We’re not in favour of house tax but first we should also be involved in the Bandh call, but simultenously we’re not in position for the strike as students, drivers and masses will suffer”, he told media.
“We are with all the organisations here in J-K, but there should be proper plan to execute the strikes and we are here for the public welfare”, he remarked.
“But it is not possible for us right now to go for a Bandh as our vehicle operators, locals and others will suffer, house tax is wrong and we’re with chamber also”, he said.
“When Yuva Rajput Sabha held agitations we supported them and gave a memorandum of four days to regime”, he said.
