Fast unto death by temporary power workers
NAMRUP: More than two dozen contractual workers engaged in the Namrup Thermal Power Station are on fast unto death from Monday raising a slew of their demands partially affecting the functionings of the power generation operation. With festoons and play cards the contractual employees started staging the hunger strike from Monday morning in front of the General Manager’s office demanding immediate settlement of their appointment issue.
“ With this hunger strike we demand steps to ensure appointment on permanent basis. Otherwise, we would keep striking,” said Babul Chandra Das, president of Fixed Pay Contractual Labour Union said. He said,” on June 9, 2017 in a tripartite meeting, the authorities promised to meet our demand within 6 months. But the General Manager (Generation) has gone back to his promise,” said Das.
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The 11 hour Assam bandh called by North East Students Organization ( NESO ) and All Assam Student Union ( AASU ) , supported by many other organizations opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 was total in Namrup. The town wore a deserted look as vehicles of all kinds remained off the road. Schools and colleges, shops and markets, banks and offices were seen closed. The bandh supporters burnt tyers at Namrup Sonari Tiniali , BVFCL Main Gate , APL Main Gate and Sarmah Tiniali to stop the movement of vehicles.
The Namrup regional unit of All Assam Student Union ( AASU ) organsied protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 by blocking the road and burning tyers at Sonari tiniali. The demonstrators shouted slogans against the state and central governments exibiting play card "Kendriya Government Hai Hai, Raijya Sarkar Murdabad, Mukhyamantri kam nai". More than one hundred AASU activists and local people took part in the protest.
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Namrup: AASU regional Committee observed the Swahid Divas on Monday with hosting of flag in Namrup Sonari Tiniali Swahid Mandap by regional committee president Kalpajit Gogoi. Assam Jatiyata Badi Yuba chatra Parishad , Namrup Tai Ahom Student Union , Fertiliser Workers Union , Fertiliser Swarmik Union , Gramya Unnayan Sangha etc and schools and colleges representative took part in the event.
Polling concluded peacefully in the three panchayats - Kachari Pathar, Namrup and Santipur Panchayat - with 75 percent voter turnout. Situation became tense when more than 50 voters were deprived from voting in Santipur.
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