Ranpur,27/12,(Utkal News7): A procession of hundreds of pachikas and helpers led by CITU came out from Martyr's Mandap in Ranpur Panchu Dola Padia Raghudibakar statuchu today and went around Ranpur Bazar beating various drums and protested in front of Ranpur block mandal Shikshadhikari's office. In the protest rally presided over by labor leader Vikari Charan Sahu, the speakers strongly criticized the Modi government's policies of labor boycott and mass killings. While the Pachikas and assistants are demanding to be regularized, the central Modi government and the state Naveen government have been taking anti-worker decisions. While the Kerala government paid Rs. The speakers complained that Pachika's family is going through a lot of crisis. A representative group met the block teachers and gave an 11-fold demand to the Chief Minister and discussed local problems. The organization demanded Rs 10,000 per month pension, social security, and 12 months salary instead of 10 months per year. Otherwise, the association has warned that Modi and Naveen government will be given a befitting reply in the upcoming 2024 elections. The movement was withdrawn after the commitment of the Education Minister. State labor leader Suresh Swain, Vikari Charan Sahu, District President of Pachika Union Sukanti Jena, Sanyuktha Sethi, Pravati Behera, Nityananda Parida, Dushasan Jena, Sushil Mohanty, Sabyasachi Captain, Gadhar Pradhan, Kulamani Palei, Rajat Jena gave keynote speeches in this rally.
