The functionings in Kokrajhar DRDA office came to a standstill on Wednesday when the employees staged dharna raising a set of demands.
At around 10 in the morning all employees thronged in front of the office and started staging dharna demanding steps to bring them under Panchayat & Rural development department with pensionary benefits.
They further demanded immediate release of monthly salary with arrears. The non cooperation will continue for the next seven days if the authorities fail give in.
Talking to Assam Times the employees called it a government conspiracy to deprive them of the due benefits.
They alleged that they have not received monthly salary.
Additional Director general police AP Rawat is assessing the law and order situation in BTAD where 11 people were killed and 7 others including a newsman sustained injury in a fresh orgy of violence during the last 24 hours.Apart from deploying more security, the Centre has agreed to rush ten more CRPF companies to deal with the situation.Security forces are spreading tentacles to flush out the trouble mongers. Checking of vehicles and street patrolling have been intensified in some selected pockets. Security would be more tightened as soon as the extra forces are arrived in the BTAD areas.Messages of condemnation are pouring in from across the state where people of all sections are...
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