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Minister’s assurance of fulfilling their demands, at a meeting with them at the Vidhana Soudha, the civic workers have withdrawn their protest.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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Bengal: Murder of Suvendu aide sparks political row; BJP, TMC trade barbs
Kolkata (PTI): The murder of a close aide of BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari triggered political confrontation in West Bengal on Thursday, with the saffron camp accusing the TMC of fostering "lawlessness" and the Mamata Banerjee-led party rejecting the charge.
In a shocking development within 48 hours of the assembly poll verdict, Chandranath Rath, Adhikari's executive assistant, was shot dead in a brazen attack at Madhyamgram on Wednesday night, escalating tension in the area.
According to preliminary information, motorcycle-borne assailants intercepted Rath's vehicle near Doltala in Madhyamgram around 10.30 pm, forced it to stop and opened fire at point-blank range before fleeing.
Senior BJP leaders on Thursday alleged that the killing reflected the "complete collapse" of law and order in the state under the rule of the TMC government, which was "thrown out of power" in the assembly polls.
"A person closely associated with the leader of the opposition was targeted in a planned manner. This shows how law and order have deteriorated under the Mamata Banerjee government, which the people of Bengal have thrown out of power," a BJP leader said.
Adhikari on Thursday described the gunning down of his close aide as a "cold-blooded murder" and alleged that the killers had carried out a recce before executing the attack in North 24 Parganas district.
The Trinamool Congress dismissed the allegations and accused the BJP of attempting to politicise the incident before the investigation had progressed.
"The TMC has nothing to do with this unfortunate incident. The police are investigating the case professionally. The BJP should refrain from making baseless accusations. We are the ones who demanded a CBI probe of the killing," a senior Trinamool leader said.
The Congress demanded a transparent probe and criticised both the BJP and the TMC for "turning every tragedy into a political battle".
"The focus should remain on arresting the killers and ensuring justice, not on political point-scoring," a state Congress leader said.
The CPI(M) also condemned the killing and expressed concern over the deteriorating political atmosphere in the state.
"Violence and fear have increasingly become part of Bengal's political culture under the TMC rule. The administration must act firmly and impartially. We condemn the killing and demand strict action against those involved in the crime," a senior CPI(M) leader said.
