India : Striking ahmedabad safai workers to seek CM, Governor intervention
By: Express News Service | Ahmedabad | Published:September 25, 2016 1:18 am
The striking safai workers of the new west zone in Ahmedabad, under the banner
of Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha, decided to seek direct intervention of Governor O P Kohli and CM Vijay Rupani to help solve the pending issues, like permanent jobs and jobs for their kin, after a meeting Saturday.
They are on strike since August 22. The meeting, attended by representatives of five workers union and 20 social service oganisations, also decided to gherao the municipal corporation office at Danapith Monday the call for which has been given by Jignesh Mevani. “We’ll release details of the memorandum after it is submitted to the authorities concerned when we get the appointment to meet them,” said advocate Shamshad Pathan.