Tractor drivers protest in Kulgam

SRINAGAR — Scores of tractor drivers on Saturday held a peaceful protest in Ashmuji area of southern Kashmir’s Kulgam district and demanded work from the government and resolution of their genuine issues.

As per the news agency CNS, the protesting tractor drivers said that they have been badly suffering in the absence of work in the district and demanded an immediate step from the concerned administration to resolve their matters.

“We want to work by abiding by law and rules and are requesting the government to initiate steps for providing us with work so that our plight will be addressed,” said the tractor drivers.

They also alleged that their counterparts from other districts have been given work in Kulgam instead of them. “It is sheer injustice to us as tractor drivers from other districts are given space here to work when we should have been the priority,” they said.

Later, the protesting tractor drivers appealed to the administration to alleviate their issues at the earliest so that they could earn their livelihood.