AICCTU Demonstration at Bhagalpur

The Shramik Vikas Sangh affiliated to AICCTU organized a spirited rally in Shahkund block, Bhagalpur, on 21 February 2017 on the issues of social security, food security, MNREGA and other welfare projects and against the loot, corruption, increasing injustice, violence and oppression on dalits and the poor. Hundreds of people participated in the rally led by Shamik Vikas, Shramik Vikas Sangh President Rajkumar Manjhi.

AICCTU State Secretary Mukesh Mukt said that the Block headquarters had become a hub of loot and corruption. MNREGA wages have not been paid for years; fake rolls have been made and the scheme funds are being looted. Huge amounts are being collected as bribe from workers and poor for Indira Awas. Old age, widow and disability pensions have been put on hold for years. Dominant land mafia, with the cooperation of the administration, has taken possession of parcha-holding poor and dalits’ lands. The note ban has snatched away the livelihoods of rural workers and now MNREGA also is being restricted.

The dharna was also addressed by Panchayat mukhiya Upendra Das. A delegation met the Shahkund BDO and submitted a memorandum.

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