West Bengal govt employees start dharna demanding DA at par with Central counterparts
The Hindu
West Bengal govt. employees demand release of DA at par with central govt. in 3-day sit-in demonstration near Nabanna.
An organisation of West Bengal government employees on Friday commenced a three-day sit-in demonstration near the state secretariat 'Nabanna' demanding release of dearness allowance to them at par with their central government counterparts.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on December 21 announced an additional four per cent DA to the State government employees from January next.
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The members of the Sangrami Joutha Mancha sat on the dharna near the 'Nabanna', where the Chief Minister's office is located, with placards and posters and shouted slogans in support of their demand for release of DA at par with central government employees.
The Sangrami Joutha Mancha members claimed that even after the announcement by the Chief Minister for an additional four per cent DA to State government employees, there would remain a 36% points difference between the DA of State government and central government employees.
The Calcutta High Court on December 21 gave conditional permission to the organisation to hold the demonstration at Nabanna bus terminus near the State secretariat in Howrah city for three days from Friday.
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