The CPI-ML Lohardaga Block Committee (Jharkhand) gheraoed the Sadar Block for 2 hours on 16 February demanding that government declarations should be implemented without delay and the services of honorarium workers should be made permanent. The protestors also expressed solidarity with JNU. The gherao was led by Party district in-charge Com. Mahesh Kumar Singh. Many activists including Hazari Oraon, Bal Govind Bhagat, Biga Sahu, Manu Thakur, and others participated in the protest. The BDO and CO held talks with a delegation from the Party and gave them a firm assurance that these problems would be resolved.
