TIWN March 6, 2020
AGARTALA, March 6 (TIWN): Since the BJP-govt is in power, massive terminations are going on and across the schools mid-day-meal employees were terminated under political vendetta which have hit many poor families. Also in health and many other departments including Municipality, terminations took place. The anger outburst via a massive protest rally of the CPI-M today.The rally was gigantic insize, participated by huge numbers of women protesters. The CPI-affiliated CITU and various rights bodies have organised a 'Jail Bharo' (court arrest) protest in Agartala on Friday against the "anti-worker" policies of the Narendra Modi government and various demands for women including recognition to mid-day-meal, Asha workers.Huge numbers of women had participated in that rally, staged massive protest. Police arrested the agitators to control the situation.
The rally basically was leading by women workers, contractual employees, terminated workers. Members of various organisations had taken out the march from Melarmath party office in Agartala.
"The 'Jail Bharo' agitation was conducted in various states and it is a national level programme," she said.Increasing crime against women was one of the main issue of the protest movement.
Massive terminations of mid-day-meal and other projects outburst into vast protest of Opposition CPI-M backed ‘Jail Bharo’ rally
It can be mentioned here that before the election, even Prime Minister Narendra Modi also promised that no political revenge will be taken against any person. But the terminated mid-day-meal workers who with hope of “wage hike” had voted for BJP, are now losing their jobs.
Many employees have lost their jobs who were working under state govt on contractual basis in last 2 years.
Two women of AMC were terminated on Friday, whereas Govt employees under JICA project and Forest Dept and DRW were also terminated.
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