Jammu, Mar 25 — Medical employees at Government Medical College (GMC) Jammu continued their strike for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, protesting the deduction of 2.5 days’ salary, with hospital services affected.
A large number of employees assembled on the hospital premises, raising slogans and holding placards, demanding immediate release of the deducted wages. The ongoing agitation has begun to impact patient care, with routine services disrupted over the past two days.
Union leaders termed the salary deduction “unjustified” and said it was imposed without adequate explanation.
“We are demanding the release of our 2.5 days’ salary which has been deducted. We work hard day in and day out, and still our wages have been cut,” said Arun Kumar Sharma, President of the Medical Employees Union at GMC and Associated Hospitals.
He warned that the protest could intensify if the government fails to act. “If the salary is not released, we will be forced to hit the roads, and the government will be responsible if patient care suffers,” Sharma said.
He added that no response had been received from the authorities so far.
Patients and attendants reported disruptions in routine services, reflecting the impact of the strike on hospital functioning.
Notably, a similar protest over the same issue was held earlier this month on March 12 at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar.