CM meeting with civic workers successful, strike called off
Mysuru, October 09: As their meeting with Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy was successful, the civic workers who were on strike for the last six days seeking fulfillment of their demands called off their strike on Tuesday.
Following the Chief Minister’s assurance of fulfilling their demands, at a meeting with them at the Vidhana Soudha, the civic workers have withdrawn their protest.
Speaking to the leaders of civic workers association, Kumaraswamy said that their demands would be discussed in the Cabinet meeting and take a decision and directed the officers to put up a proposal before the Cabinet meeting.
The civic workers urged the Chief Minister to take steps to abolish the contract system, regularize the service of the contract civic workers, provide breakfast from Indira Canteens and to appoint one civic worker for 500 people. Responding to the demands, the CM said that he would take a decision in the Cabinet meeting.
Civic workers association state President M. Narayana, Mysuru Civic Workers Association President Mara, Leaders Raju, Cheluvaraju and others were present.
Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar, Ministers D.K. Shivakumar, S.R. Mahesh, G.T. Deve Gowda, Rajashekar Patil, MLA L. Nagendra and others were present.
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Waqf Bill anti-secular, will snatch rights of Muslims: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday described the Waqf (Amendment) Bill as “anti-secular”, claiming that it would snatch the rights of Muslims.
Banerjee, speaking in the assembly, also said the Centre did not consult with states over the matter.
“The bill is anti-federal and anti-secular; it is a deliberate attempt to malign a particular section. It will snatch the rights of Muslims... The Centre did not consult with us on the Waqf Bill,” she said.
The chief minister added that “if any religion was attacked”, she would wholeheartedly condemn it.
Opposition parties have stridently criticised the amendments proposed by the bill in the existing Waqf Act, alleging that they violate the religious rights of Muslims.
The ruling BJP has asserted that the amendments will bring transparency in the functioning of the Waqf boards and make them accountable.
A parliamentary committee has been constituted to scrutinise the contentious bill.
