Delhi meet

Dear Rail Engineers

A mass Dharna is organized on 18-12-2009 at New Delhi under the able leadership of All India Railway Engineers’ Federation, as scheduled, to highlight the anomalies of the 6 CPC to the cadre of Rail Engineers under the dexterous leadership of Er.A.K.Tyagi and Er.R.K.Singh. All Zonal Railway Engineers’ Associations and Production Unit Engineers’ Associations affiliated to AIREF participated in the Dharna to achieve our rights. Along with Rail Engineers, Engineers from All India Federation of Diploma Engineers participated in the demonstration and extended their support in achieving the goals.  As the social and economic status of all Group-C Engineers is being treated alike, All India Federation of Diploma Engineers’ formed a common platform to represent the grievances of All India Engineers.

            The displeasure conveyed by protest for three days viz., 16,17 and 18^th of December from a dais at Jantar-Mantar, New Delhi. On 18^th, Sri Mukul Roy, Minister of State, Sri Kamal Kishore, Sri P.L.Punia and Dr.Sri Bohla Singh, Members of Parliament addressed all Rail Engineers and promised to raise their voice in Parliament to render justice to Rail Engineers. Also Hon’ble minister assured that the issue will be discussed with Hon’ble Railway Minister Ms.Mamata Benerjee and see that favourable action is initiated.

            At the end of the Dharna, a procession was lead to Parliament under the leadership of Er.Tyagi and Er.R.K.Singh. The procession was stopped at the Sansad Marg and 5 engineers were allowed to meet Hon’ble Prime Minister, Finance Minister, Railway Minister and Minister of Human Resources.  Er.A.K.Tyagi, Er.R.K.Singh from Railways along with other three Engineers from AIFODE met PM, FM, MR and MoHR and submitted the memoranda. All the hon’ble ministers responded favorably and promised to peruse the issue.

            Delegates from ECoREA, NREA, NCREA, NFREA, SREA, SCREA, Integral Engineers’ Association (ICF/Perambur), WREA, Rail Coach Factory/Kapurtala are a few to name participated in Dharna from Indian Railways.

            AIFODE, JE s Association/Delhi Nagar Nigam, J&K DEA, P&T Direct Recruit Engineers Assn, Chattisgarh Diploma Engineers’ Association are few to name the other Engineers’ associations supported the demands of Rail Engineers.