{"id":202062,"date":"2026-06-02T10:45:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T05:45:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=202062"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:45:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T05:45:09","slug":"sanity-workers-protest-against-iiojk-regimes-anti-people-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/06\/02\/sanity-workers-protest-against-iiojk-regimes-anti-people-policies.html","title":{"rendered":"Sanity workers protest against IIOJK regime’s anti-people policies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, growing resentment against anti-people policies spilled onto the streets as sanitation workers of Municipal Committee Handwara staged a peaceful protest demanding regularisation of services and a salary hike.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, the protesting sweepers said they have been keeping the town clean for several decades on meagre wages without job security or benefits given to regular employees.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been working tirelessly for decades to keep the town clean but our services are not being regularised. We deserve justice and job security,\u201d said protester Bashir Ahmad.<\/p>\n

Another protester, Farooq Ahmad, said the Rs 9,300 monthly salary was \u201cin no way sufficient\u201d amid soaring prices. \u201cPrices of essential commodities have increased manifold. It has become extremely difficult to meet household expenses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The workers said sanitation staff perform essential public service under harsh conditions and must be treated with dignity and fairness, not left at the mercy of contract-based exploitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Srinagar: In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, growing resentment against anti-people policies spilled onto the streets as sanitation workers of Municipal Committee Handwara staged a peaceful protest demanding regularisation of services and a salary hike. According to Kashmir Media Service, the protesting sweepers said they have been keeping the town clean for several decades …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":202063,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-202062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t