Traders demand ‘transfer’ of J&K Bank’s manager in Pulwama

PULWAMA — Traders from Ratnipora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday appealed to J&K Bank authorities to get the incumbent manager at Ratnipora branch transferred without any delay in the interest of customers.

Traders accuse the current branch manager of misbehaviour, stating that he not only misbehaves with customers but shows the least interest in getting any issue resolved.

Sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that Traders Association Ratnipora has sent a communique to the Chairman J&K Bank, Corporate Headquarter Srinagar, and Zonal Office Pulwama demanding the transfer of the bank manager.

The communique reads that J&K Bank at Ratnipora has been functioning for the past 50 years with cordial support from bank staff and traders and local customers.

“The present manager is not cooperative with the trade union and frequently misbehaves with widows, old-age pensioners, and other customers. He must be transferred in the interest of customers others traders and locals will switch to other banks,” the Traders Association Ratnipora said.