Five-member Gujarat panel fails to curb stirs forward of polls
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AHMEDABAD: A five-minister committee shaped in Gujarat to rapidly resolve points that may set off protests has did not cease agitations within the state. At least 17 protests are being staged in Ahmedabad at present, mounting stress on the state authorities forward of the Assembly elections in December. Sources say PM Narendra Modi within the final assembly held at BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar had given September-end because the deadline to convey all of the agitations to an finish.
Among these protesting at current for varied points are academics, class-4 authorities workers, well being staff, farmers, candidates for Lok Rakshak Dal (LRD) recruitment, kin of presidency workers who died on obligation, forest guards, mid-day meal workers, secretariat clerical employees and village laptop entrepreneurs.
On Thursday, a whole bunch of former and present state authorities workers joined a ‘pen-down’ protest throughout the state, demanding the implementation of the previous pension scheme (OPS). They additionally introduced an indefinite strike from September 27.
The authorities had earlier agreed to OPS for workers who joined the service earlier than 2005. But the proposal was rejected by the National Old Pension Restoration United Front. The class-4 workers have a 14-point constitution of calls for, together with OPS, no contractual recruitment, pay-grade parity, medical insurance, provident fund, and so forth.
Recently, the Chaudhary group launched protests in opposition to the arrest of their chief, Vipul Chaudhary, for alleged misappropriation of `750 crore throughout his tenure because the chairman of Mehsana Dudhsagar dairy. Farmers of north Gujarat are additionally protesting within the state capital in opposition to the central authorities ‘Bharatmala project’. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh) desires the state authorities to declare uniform energy tariffs for farmers.
However, some protests have been withdrawn. Employees of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation, ex-Army personnel, and Maldhari group rolled again their agitation on Wednesday after the federal government assured them of wanting into the difficulty. According to political analyst Dilip Patel, Gujarat has by no means seen so many protests forward of polls. “Protestors seem to understand well that this is the best time to raise their demands. If it continues, it will create a big problem for the BJP as the agitations belongs to various communities and sections,” he stated.
Agitations in previous three months
The academics’ agitation
State Government Employees OPS protest
Village Computer Entrepreneur workers’ stir
Anganwadi employee agitation
Protest by Forest guards
Farmers and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh’s agitation
Lok Rakshak Dal unreserved candidates’ agitation
There is a separate agitation happening for the households of presidency workers concerning the compensation for his or her jobs.
Police households are protesting for police-grade pay,
Class 3 and 4 workers have joined the agitation over excellent questions
Agitation of noon meal staff
Protests by contractual workers
OPD docs’ agitation continues
Academic assistant candidates are agitating on the recruitment subject
Protest of training assistant for recruitment
Agitation of Home Guard and GISF on wage hike
On Thursday, a whole bunch of former and present state authorities workers joined a ‘pen-down’ protest throughout the state
AHMEDABAD: A five-minister committee shaped in Gujarat to rapidly resolve points that may set off protests has did not cease agitations within the state. At least 17 protests are being staged in Ahmedabad at present, mounting stress on the state authorities forward of the Assembly elections in December. Sources say PM Narendra Modi within the final assembly held at BJP headquarters in Gandhinagar had given September-end because the deadline to convey all of the agitations to an finish.
Among these protesting at current for varied points are academics, class-4 authorities workers, well being staff, farmers, candidates for Lok Rakshak Dal (LRD) recruitment, kin of presidency workers who died on obligation, forest guards, mid-day meal workers, secretariat clerical employees and village laptop entrepreneurs.
On Thursday, a whole bunch of former and present state authorities workers joined a ‘pen-down’ protest throughout the state, demanding the implementation of the previous pension scheme (OPS). They additionally introduced an indefinite strike from September 27.
The authorities had earlier agreed to OPS for workers who joined the service earlier than 2005. But the proposal was rejected by the National Old Pension Restoration United Front. The class-4 workers have a 14-point constitution of calls for, together with OPS, no contractual recruitment, pay-grade parity, medical insurance, provident fund, and so forth.
Recently, the Chaudhary group launched protests in opposition to the arrest of their chief, Vipul Chaudhary, for alleged misappropriation of `750 crore throughout his tenure because the chairman of Mehsana Dudhsagar dairy. Farmers of north Gujarat are additionally protesting within the state capital in opposition to the central authorities ‘Bharatmala project’. Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh) desires the state authorities to declare uniform energy tariffs for farmers.
However, some protests have been withdrawn. Employees of Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation, ex-Army personnel, and Maldhari group rolled again their agitation on Wednesday after the federal government assured them of wanting into the difficulty. According to political analyst Dilip Patel, Gujarat has by no means seen so many protests forward of polls. “Protestors seem to understand well that this is the best time to raise their demands. If it continues, it will create a big problem for the BJP as the agitations belongs to various communities and sections,” he stated.
Agitations in previous three months
The academics’ agitation
State Government Employees OPS protest
Village Computer Entrepreneur workers’ stir
Anganwadi employee agitation
Protest by Forest guards
Farmers and Bharatiya Kisan Sangh’s agitation
Lok Rakshak Dal unreserved candidates’ agitation
There is a separate agitation happening for the households of presidency workers concerning the compensation for his or her jobs.
Police households are protesting for police-grade pay,
Class 3 and 4 workers have joined the agitation over excellent questions
Agitation of noon meal staff
Protests by contractual workers
OPD docs’ agitation continues
Academic assistant candidates are agitating on the recruitment subject
Protest of training assistant for recruitment
Agitation of Home Guard and GISF on wage hike
On Thursday, a whole bunch of former and present state authorities workers joined a ‘pen-down’ protest throughout the state
