QUETTA: The Balochistan Employees and Workers Grand Alliance, while expressing solidarity with the Bolan Medical College Rehabilitation Movement, said that if the provincial government had accepted the demands of the Rehabilitation Movement BMC in time and solved the problems of the employees, the employees would not be protesting on the roads today, nor the situation would have been reached for the option of hunger strike camp.
The Balochistan Employees and Workers Grand Alliance demanded an immediate end to the strike and recognition of the demands of the BMC for the restoration of the movement so as to allay the concerns of not only the health department but all government employees in the province.
A statement issued by the Central Spokesperson of Balochistan Employees and Workers Grand Alliance expressed grave concern over non-implementation of the Charter of Demand of Bolan Medical College Rehabilitation Movement and said that protests have been going on for a long time, to be continued in case that government does not accept these demands.
Meanwhile, a long protest camp is set up outside the Balochistan Assembly. “Committees are formed by the government to solve the problems of the employees, but either the committees are powerless or the committees do not want to solve the problems. Officials and members of the BMC Restoration Movement have gone on a perpetual hunger strike, which has caused great concern among the employees across the province,” they said.
The statement expressed support for the BMC’s Charter of Demand and solidarity with the movement and appealed to Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan and other officials to immediately end the hunger strike and the problems of the employees.
“Resolve the issue on a priority basis so that the worries and anxieties of government employees can be eliminated,” they said.
On the other hand, a delegation representing BMC Restoration Movement called on Provincial Minister Mir Asadullah Baloch, Provincial Advisor Akbar Askani, Member Provincial Assembly Mubeen Khan Khilji, Coordinator to
Chief Minister Balochistan Mir Abdul Rauf Rind and BAP leader Sardar Noor Ahmad Bangulzai.
During the meeting, the delegation briefed about the implementation of their demands and requested for their solution. Talking to the delegation, Provincial Minister Mir Asad Baloch and members of the Assembly said that the government has solved the problems of students associated with the medical sector and is trying her best to resolve other issues.
“The government is also well aware of the importance of this sector, and steps will be taken in the wider interest of the province, the situation will be presented before the Chief Minister Balochistan and cabinet, talks with the BMC Restoration Movement delegation will continue in this regard,” he said.
He said that the provincial government would effectively address the problems of the medical personnel by ensuring the provision of facilities to them.