Workers demand 100-day job guarantee

Jalandhar, February 26

In protest against the disregard of the 100-day employment guarantee for MGNREGA workers by the BDO and block officials, a delegation of the activists of the Pendu Mazdoor Union on Thursday met ADC Vishesh Sarangal with their demands. Led by Baljit Kaur Mann and Sukhman, the delegation said that despite 100-day employment guarantee and repeated requests by MGNREGA workers, the block officials have failed to pay heed.

They demanded that the labourers denied employment be given employment allowance and action be taken again erring officers. Union leader Baksho Rani said MNREGA workers from Beer Baloki, Baloki, Baloki Khurd, Khurshaidpur and Madiala villages had been holding dharna outside and gheraoing the BDO block Mehatpur for the past two months.

They said the officials of the block had not been able to provide employment to the workers even for 10 days in the past two months. They also raised questions on the local cattle shed project. They said if the employment was not provided soon, they would hold dharna at the district headquarters for an indefinite period. — TNS