Protesters march on knees towards non permanent postings, fall at Oommen Chandy’s toes for assist

By Express News Service
T’PURAM/BUREAUS: The protest by the Last Grade Servant Rank-Holders Association exterior the Secretariat towards regularisation of non permanent postings intensified on Monday even because the agitation by the Youth Congress activists to assist the job aspirants turned violent in a number of components of the state.

On Monday, the agitators who’ve been demonstrating exterior the Secretariat for the previous 20 days caught consideration as they marched on their knees from the South Gate to the protest area. They urged the federal government to finish the regularisation of non permanent workers and lengthen the validity of their rank lists for an additional six months.

Emotions ran excessive when a gaggle of males among the many agitators dragged themselves on their knees via the sun-baked street, in a transfer to get the federal government’s consideration to their calls for. Some of them writhed in ache after transferring a number of steps whereas many others fell unconscious mid-way and needed to be given water earlier than being shifted to the hospital.

“We thought the government would be considerate towards our demands. But they have ignored us and branded our protest as politically motivated. We are inviting the DYFI to join our protest as we don’t want to make it a political issue. What more can we say in this matter?” requested Laya Rajesh, a distinguished face among the many agitators.

Youth Congress state president Shafi Parambil, who’s holding an indefinite quick together with fellow MLA Okay S Sabarinadhan exterior the Secretariat in solidarity with the PSC final grade job aspirants, alleged the LDF authorities was referring to the present rank record as a legal responsibility. 

Youth Congress Protest march turns violentWhen former chief minister Oommen Chandy visited the protesters, they fell on his toes pleading to discover a answer. Meanwhile, the protest marches taken out by the Youth Congress activists towards backdoor appointments of the state authorities turned violent in Kozhikode and Kannur. Leaders together with KPCC vice-president T Siddique, KSU state president Okay M Abhijith, KSU district president V T Nihal and secretary Sanoj Kuruvattur had been injured within the police lathicharge exterior the Kozhikode collectorate. In Kannur, the Youth Congress activists locked the doorway of the PSC’s regional workplace. A minor scuffle ensued as police intervened to take away the employees by arresting them.

HC stays regularisation of 1,850 Kerala Bank staffKochi: The High Court on Monday stayed the federal government’s transfer to regularise 1,850 workers engaged on contract or non permanent foundation within the Kerala Bank. The order was issued on a petition filed by a Kottayam native included within the ranklist ready for direct recruitment as clerk/cashier within the erstwhile Kottayam District Cooperative Bank. He sought a directive to the federal government to fill all these vacancies in Kerala Bank which can be set aside for direct recruitment via the PSC.