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Minister’s assurance of fulfilling their demands, at a meeting with them at the Vidhana Soudha, the civic workers have withdrawn their protest.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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Argument over bike accident leads to murder, triggers mob violence, arson in Ahmedabad; 2 held
Ahmedabad (PTI): A man was killed in a violent altercation triggered by a motorcycle accident in Dhandhuka in Gujarat's Ahmedabad district on Saturday, after which several shops were set on fire, a police official said.
Two men from different communities clashed this afternoon after their motorcycles collided, which intensified when members of one group went to the house of the other individual involved in the accident, he said.
"During the confrontation, Dharmesh Gamara (30) was stabbed in the leg with a knife. He later died due to excessive bleeding. Following his death, tensions flared, and a group of people set ablaze seven to eight roadside shops. Several properties were damaged," Ahmedabad Rural Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Jat said.
Videos circulating on social media showed small shops engulfed in flames, with thick black smoke rising in the area.
Police and fire brigade teams rushed to the scene and brought the situation under control, Jat told PTI.
"The fires have been doused," he said, adding that house-to-house combing and patrolling were underway in the area to identify those involved in the arson.
Two persons identified as Samir and Rizwan have been arrested for alleged involvement in the killing of Gamara, while 15-20 persons have been detained in connection with the arson, police said.
