Srinagar: Consequent upon the completion of the prescribed term of the existing office bearers, elections for the posts of President and General Secretary of the Jammu & Kashmir Employees Joint Action Committee (JK EJAC) became due.
Accordingly, an Election Commission was constituted under the chairmanship of Shuhaib Munishi, with Mushtaq Ahmad Malik, Zahoor Ahmad, and A. Shafi as members. The Commission issued the election schedule and completed all requisite formalities strictly in accordance with the bylaws of JK EJAC.
After scrutiny, both nominations were found valid. Since only one valid nomination remained for each post and there was no contest, the Election Commission, under the relevant provisions of the JK EJAC bylaws, declared both candidates elected unopposed.
The formal announcement of the election results was made by veteran trade union leader, former General Secretary EJAC, Chairman Yakut Welfare Trust Tral, and noted social activist Janab Farooq Ahmad Trali .
They urged the Government to immediately resolve the long-pending issues of daily wagers, public sector employees, and government employees, in line with the assurances already made. The President, JK EJAC, reiterated that the employees’ struggle would continue in a united and democratic manner until all pending demands are fulfilled in letter and spirit.
