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the bandh had minimal interaction successful Darjeeling city, with astir shops remaining unfastened and the constabulary intervening to disperse protesters who attempted to forcibly adjacent businesses. (File/ Representational Photo)
The West Bengal authorities authorities has condemned the ongoing bandh successful the Darjeeling hills, accusing a “political party” of being down the unrest. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that the contented of beverage workers’ bonuses successful the Terai-Dooars portion has “already been resolved”.
However, connected Monday, 8 beverage idiosyncratic organisations jointly began a 12-hour onslaught to request a 20% bonus.
They reason that the government’s projected 16% bonus for high-producing beverage gardens and 9% for others does not adequately correspond the concerns and demands of the workers. The organisations claimed that a Sunday gathering with beverage plot owners was “unsuccessful” arsenic their demands were not met.
However, the bandh had minimal interaction successful Darjeeling city, with astir shops remaining unfastened and the constabulary intervening to disperse protesters who attempted to forcibly adjacent businesses.
In Kurseong and Kalimpong, bandh supporters tried to disrupt tourer activities but were besides swiftly dispersed by the police. On Sunday, the beverage idiosyncratic organisations claimed to person held unsuccessful negotiations with beverage plot owners.
Chief Minister Banerjee said, “I bash not enactment immoderate strike. There is nary bandh successful West Bengal. A tripartite gathering is going connected with the labour commissioner, they volition decide. The solution volition travel retired there,” adding that her authorities cannot “interfere” with the issue.
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