MI employees begin relay hunger strike
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, September 16 2013:
Aggrieved over non-payment of salaries to the work charge and muster roll employees of the Minor Irrigation Department despite repeated appeals and submission of memorandum to the Government, members of All Manipur Minor Irrigation Department Employees Association has launched a hunger relay strike from today.
The lady employees of the MI Department started off the hunger relay strike which would carry on till September 21 by the aggrieved employees organising themselves into groups on rotation basis.
From the next day, that is on September 22, indefinite hunger strike would follow, informed H Baleshwar, General Secretary, All Manipur Minor Irrigation Department Employees Association.