Some organisations of West Bengal government employees have announced a strike on Friday, demanding a hike in Dearness Allowance (DA). Several of these workers have been sitting on a dharna for the past 38 days in Kolkata, and some say they are on a hunger strike.
The protesters, mostly from Left-affiliated unions, have been demanding that their DA be raised to the level of what their counterparts in the central government get. The difference between the DA with the Centre is 36 per cent, said some of them.
Speaking to News18, Arjun Sengupta, who is also sitting on a dharna near Shaheed Minar, said, “See they are not giving us our due. They are giving everything for mela and other things but they can’t give our money. The strike will take place and we will go for a bigger movement if our demands are not fulfilled.”
The West Bengal government on Thursday issued a notification warning action against those employees remaining absent from work on the day of protest.
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