Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, May 29:
The Joint Forum of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Associations/Unions, Manipur SSA, Imphal has begun staging a two-day sit in protest, against the delay in settlement of fifty percent dearness allowance merger and demanding the immediate settlement of the same, on Thursday in front of the customer care centre, BSNL, Imphal.
The joint forum has been constituted by the Sanchar Nigam Executives Association and BSNL Employees Union.
The forum had also observed a cease work strike on Wednesday.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, S Kumar Singh, convenor of the forum said that the dharna is being staged to demand immediate arrangement of 50 percent dearness allowance merger which had already been passed and recommended by the Government of India.
He said that the sit in protest will continue till Friday and if positive response from the concerned authority does not come forth, the forum will be compelled to take up other forms of agitation.