LAHORE: Lahore Police has arrested at least 15 Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) employees from the Regional Office here Wednesday.
According to Federal Revenue Alliance Employees Union (FRAEU) CBA FBR the employees have been arrested on the complaint of RTO Chief Commissioner Waqar Ahmad illegally for protesting to show solidarity with one of their colleague Nadeem Arif who attacked by brain hemorrhage while he was on duty.
They said that CC was deploying untrained bailiff to serve as security guard at the main gate while the prevailing state of affairs of the country in the wake of the worst ever terrorism, demands trained security guards’ deployment at the main gate.
They held that the CC also forbids the FBR employees from offering prayer in abstinent for the tragic incident in Peshawar.
Following the arrest of the union office bearers their colleagues chanted slogan “Go Waqar Go,” against the chief commissioner, holding placard inscribed with statements, forbidding IG Punjab from cordoning off the Tax Office in accordance with the wishes of CC”.
“We have requested the CC to give us time to talk on the issues including compensation for the Arif but the CC accepted their request, they said adding IG Punjab is a batch mate of the chief commissioner and has resorted to victimize the FBR employees.
They urged the Prime Minister and FBR chairman Tariq Bajwa to take notice of the illegal arrests and suspensions of the employees
They said that the police has arrested 15 of their collegues including Union central president Mian Abdul Qayoom, Naeem Shah, Wasim Dar, Maraj Din, Iftikhar Ch, Nadeem Punoo, Amir Nazir, Altaf Mehdi, Tariq Jhangvi, Arshad Quereshi, Razi Abbas, Bashir Niazi, Mukamal Khan and others.
When the Customs Today contacted RTO Chief Commissioner Waqar Ahmad, he declined to comment.
