All political parties cheated you on wages : Assam students’ body reaches out to tea workers
The AATTSA said it would highlight the injustice done to the workers by the ruling BJP, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), and Congress.
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AATTSA leaders at a political awareness meeting for the tea garden workers on Friay. (Photo | Special arrangement)
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GUWAHATI: Just days ahead of Assam elections, a students’ body in the state launched a campaign on Friday to remind the tea workers how they were deceived by the various political parties.
The “political awareness meetings” were launched by the All Assam Tea Tribe Students’ Association (AATTSA). The focus of its discussions with the workers is on their daily wage.
Assam Tea Tribes Students Association announces complete shutdown of tea gardens on March 22
Assam Tea Tribes Students Association announces complete shutdown of tea gardens on March 22
The Assam Tea Tribe s Students Association has called for a complete shutdown of all tea gardens in Brahmaputra and Barak valley on March 22, against government s alleged negligence towards the tea workers in the state.
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Workers pluck tea leaves at an estate in Agartala. (Photo for representation: PTI)
The Assam Tea Tribe s Students Association has called for a complete shutdown of all tea gardens in Brahmaputra and Barak valley on March 22, against government s alleged negligence towards the tea workers in the state.
ATTSA president Dhiraj Gowala said that government has failed to address problems of tea workers. "The government has given lollipop to the tea workers by hiking the wage to Rs 217. Additional Rs 50 was hiked by the government. We are demanding Rs 351 daily wage hike," he said.
PM Modi in Sonitpur
GUWAHATI: Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated a big part of his address on the tea community in Assam, a section of students hit the streets on Sunday against the delay in granting of ST status to the tea tribes here.
The Assam Tea Tribe Students’ Association (ATTSA) led the protests against the PM’s visit and burnt tyres on highways and the PM’s effigy in various tea gardens in northern Assam since Saturday night.
“Our members burnt effigies of PM Modi in several tea garden areas in Sonitpur and Biswanath districts. We are upset over the prolonged delay in granting Schedule Tribe (ST) status to the tea tribes in the state and the failure of the BJP-led government in ensuring Rs 351 daily wage to the tea garden workers. These are main issues, leave out the rest,” said Basanta Kurmi, organizing secretary at Assam Tea Tribe Students’ Association (ATTSA).