AIR, Doordarshan engineers on protest mode

NEW DELHI: Close to 600 engineers of All India Radio and Doordarshan protested on Friday wearing black badges voicing objection to the amendment of the Prasar Bharati Act and asking fulfilment of their service related demands.

The engineers demonstrated in front of AIR and Prasar Bharati offices here claiming that the recent amendments to the Act deny existing government employees of Akashvani and Doordarshan to choose either to switch over their services to Prasar Bharati or to remain in government service.

The protesters under the Union of Akashvani & Doordarshan (Prasar Bharati) Engineering Employees (UADEE) also said their demands related to "proper implementation" of the 6th Pay Commission recommendations were not fulfilled.

"Demands related to transfer of employees and proper implementation of the recommendations of the sixth pay commission also remains unmet despite long pending petitions in this regard," UADEE General Secretary Ram Shankar said.

In a release, the union threatened to intensify its agitation if their demands remains unfulfilled.