Police on Monday foiled the Raj Bhawan Chalo call of Joint Coordination Committee of Contractors, who are protesting government’s failure to release their unpaid bills amounting over Rs 1000 crore.
As soon as the protesting contractors, started moving towards Governor’s residence from Engineering Complex, Rajbagh, police personnel stationed there swung into action and foiled their bid to carry out protest rally.
Several contractors were detained at Raj Bagh police station, however they were later released.
Co-chairman, JCCC, Ghulam Jeelani Purza said, “Neither government is releasing our payment nor they are allowing us to carry peaceful protests.”
“We have been pushed towards bankruptcy, it is high time that Governor SP Malik must personally intervene to redress issue of the contractors,” he added.
JCCC for past over one month has boycotted all developmental works in the state.
