Well being employees take to streets in search of pay hike and pension | Patna Information

PATNA: Over 20,000 Accredited Social Well being Activists (Asha) from throughout the state marched in the direction of Patna and staged a sit-in at Gardanibagh protest website on Thursday demanding a month-to-month honorarium of Rs10,000 and pension amongst different issues. The protest march additionally threw the town visitors out of substances. They threatened to accentuate their agitation if their calls for, together with clearance of all pending dues, weren’t thought-about. The Left events, that are a part of Bihar’s Grand Alliance, have lent help to their stir.

The protesters had been led by Bihar Asha Staff’ Affiliation (Gope Faction) president Shashi Yadav and ASHA Facilitators’ Affiliation chief Meera Sinha. Carrying placards and posters with demand of Rs 10,000 month-to-month pay, they had been seen shouting slogans on the Gardanibagh protest website, whereas some fainted due warmth on the spot.
Addressing the employees on the protest website, CPI(ML) Legislature Celebration chief Mehboob Alam requested them to battle for his or her rights on the streets whereas the celebration would increase their points each inside and outside the state meeting. “The federal government should finally think about the calls for. We now have appealed to the chief minister to fulfil the calls for,” he mentioned whereas addressing the protesters.

Alam, nonetheless, hit out on the Centre, saying as an alternative of trying into the real calls for of the Asha, the Narendra Modi authorities was making an attempt to foment communal tensions throughout the nation and create “Manipur-like ambiance” in every single place.
Yadav claimed greater than 20,000 Asha from throughout the state joined the protest. “Though the federal government steadily talks about girls empowerment, in relation to implement that, it lacks seriousness,” she mentioned.