Job card holders protest 'non payment' of wages
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, November 20 2020:
Denouncing alleged non-payment of wages by the Pradhan and Members, job card holders of the Irong Chesaba Gram Panchayat under Wabagai Kendra staged a sit-in protest, today.
During the protest demonstration presided by retired teacher Abdur Rahaman, several resolutions were taken.
The resolutions include forming of Irong Chesaba GP Job Card Holder Development Committee with Md Leihanuddin as its president.
Speaking to media persons after the demonstration, Irong Chesaba GP Job Card Holder Development Committee general secy, Md Anwar said that engaging in corrupt activities by the powerful people in implementing this scheme which guarantees works for unemployed people is very unfortunate.
Claiming that wages for the 43 days work for the year 2019-20 are not distributed fully till date, he added that the Pradhan and Members of the GP are also lending a deaf ear to the complaint of job card holders.
Md Anwar then urged the State Government and the authority concerned to look into the matter at the earliest.