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JUMLA : BJP Promised Rs. 340 minimum Wage if Voted to Power but MGNREGA wages decreased in 3 Years : Workers gheraoed Officials after offering Rs. 105 Payment for 1 Manday in Bishalgarh
TIWN June 3, 2021
JUMLA : BJP Promised Rs. 340 minimum Wage if Voted to Power but MGNREGA wages decreased in 3 Years : Workers gheraoed Officials after offering Rs. 105 Payment for 1 Manday in Bishalgarh
PHOTO : MGNREGA workers protested at Bishalagrah. TIWN Pic June 3, 2021

BISHALGARH, June 3 (TIWN): Workers gheraoed, blocked MGNREGA project officials at Bishalgarh RD Block area after the workers were offered with only Rs.105 wage. This is not the first time such incident took place but after BJP came in power a new trend of payment has been started which says, based on measurement, mandays will be given but before election no such talk was held by BJP, rather it was ensured that MGNREGA and any project work under the Govt will be given Rs. 340 as mandays. The workers reportedly staged a protest, blocking the area for around 4 hours. The work was conducted at Bishalgarh RD Block, under Lakkhibil Gram Panchayat, where a pond was dug and after whole day's work, when the officials came, they claimed that the work measurement allows only Rs. 105 for each worker. The workers said, earlier over Rs. 200 they used to get under the Left Govt and now how can the workers get Rs. 105 ? After the protest, the officials said they might increase the payment to Rs. 165 or Rs. 170. 

This is not an isolated incident in Tripura but various similar protests have erupted in the state. Also mandays corruption was reported in state where ruling party workers often took money without even going to the field.

It has been 3 years and 2 months that BJP Govt has assumed power but like other promises of the Vision Document this promise has also remained unfulfilled where it says that Rs. 340 will be the minimum wage of workers once BJP comes to power. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sK5n3AHT9Lk Workers protested at Lakkhibil Gram Panchayat, Bishalgarh RD Block after they were offered with Rs.105 for MGNREGA mandays. TIWN YouTube Video June 3, 2021

 
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