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JAMMU: The Female Multipurpose Health Workers (FMPHW) in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday announced suspension of its 62-day protest strike, claiming that the governor administration has assured them that their demands would be addressed within two months. "We suspended our agitation in support of 7th pay commission benefits last month on the assurance of the government that our demand has been accepted. "The protest will be followed by indefinite hunger strike till the government comes up with a written assurance that the seventh pay commission benefits will be given to us," he said. "He sought time and assured that all our genuine demands would be addressed within two months. "We have decided to suspend the ongoing strike for two months on the assurance of K Vijay Kumar, advisor to the governor, who assured us that all our genuine demands would be addressed within shortest possible time," president FMPHW Neelam Kumari told reporters here.Kumari, flanked by Medical Employees Federation president Sushil Sudan , said they met the governor's advisor on Saturday and held a marathon meeting with him to discuss their demands..