EJAC president released on bail
Srinagar: President of Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC), who was lodged in sub-jail Kupwara, was released on a bail granted by a magistrate here on Thursday.
“A magistrate has granted bail in favour of EJAC president. The leaders produced the bail order before jail authorities. Wani has been released,” an EJAC leader told KNS.
Wani told KNS that he would continue to press the government for the genuine demands of employees. “I won’t stop raising voices over the genuine demands of government employees,” he said soon after he was released from jail.
Pertinently, on October 22, this year, six Government employees, including president of Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC), were detained by police after foiling their scheduled meeting, to discuss future course of action on the Government’s move to sack employees for participating in protests.
On October 23, the detained EJAC leaders were shifted to Kupwara and Baramulla sub-jails after their arrest.
Wajahat Durani, Fayaz Shabnum and Latief Ahmad and Latief Ahmad Malik were lodged in Baramulla sub-jail while, Aijaz Ahmad Khan and Sajad Ahmad Parray were lodged in Kupwara sub-jail. EJAC president Wani is still lodged in Kupwara jail.
Aijaz Ahmad Khan, senior EJAC leaders, who was among detainees, told Greater Kashmir that the Joint Consultative Committee would call an emergency meeting to chalk out future strategy.
Meanwhile, on November 3, this year, all leaders of EJAC were released on a bail granted by a magistrate.
However, EJAC president Abdul Qayoom Wani was re-arrested soon after his release. (KNS)