Farmers Movement Archive

Employees’ union to protest outside ministers’ homes

Gurgaon: Amid the ongoing farmers’ protest against the three controversial agricultural laws, the Haryana government employee’s union has announced that it will protest against the state government from April 4 to 25 under the banner of Sarva Karmchari Sangh, Haryana. According to Sarv Karamchari Sangh president Subhash Lamba, employees of all government departments, boards, corporations, universities and urban local bodies will participate in the protest. It said the employees will protest outside the ministers’ homes. “We have made a wide plan to unite employees and protest against the controversial steps taken by the government against its staffers in different departments. We will stage protests outside the homes of sports minister Sandeep Singh, minister of state for labour and employment Anoop Dhanak and minister of state for social justice and empowerment Om Prakash Yadav on Sunday. Later, we will protest outside other minister’s houses, including the CM’s camp office, till April 25,” he said. He said the employees are angry over the farm laws, scrapping of 44 labour laws and non-implementation of the pension policy. “The employees will also carry out a procession at block and district levels. This demonstration is a move against privatisation, and for equal work equal pay,” he said.

The Times of India

2021-04-04

Gurgaon