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The party managed to mobilise barely 4,000 people, much short of a target of over 25,000 participants for the meeting organised at Dagapur in Siliguri by the BJP Trade Union Relation Cell
A senior functionary of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh said they always prefer to work from ground zero, but the political gathering on Sunday 'has nothing to do with the workers’ daily livelihood'
As the meeting failed, the Darjeeling Tea Association (DTA), which represents the hill gardens, sent a letter to the district magistrate of Darjeeling. In the letter, they mentioned that the tea gardens can, at best, offer a bonus at the statutory rate as per the bonus act, that is, 8.33 per cent
Although the tea planters had expressed satisfaction that the Bharat system was going to be set aside as it had led to lower price realisations since April when the system was introduced, they desperately wanted the two auctions in September and October to be held anyhow for their cash requirements
Sources said that the management of the Darjeeling tea industry have already told the Darjeeling unions that they wouldn't be able to pay more than 8.3 per cent as bonus this year given the overall financial health of the industry