Maha revenue dept employees to hold extensive protests

Class III and IV employees of Revenue department in Maharashtra will hold a slew protests in support of their demand from March 10 onwards till May under the banner- Maharashthra Rajya Mahasul Karmachari Sanghatana.
Sanghatana head Bhaskar Gavhale today reporters here that nearly 5000 employees will stage various protests at district and state-level, starting tomorrow, while an indefinite relay hunger strike will be launched at the Mantralaya in Mumbai from May 1 onwards.
The key demands of employees include hike in salary, increment, promotion, regarding posting. One of the demands include non-inclusion of department staffers during assembly and general elections.

Briefing on the plan, Gavhale said employees tomorrow will hand over memorandum at the district-level. On March 22, they will work by wearing black ribbons, on April 1, they will carry out demonstrations in front of district collectorate during lunch break.
On April 12, employees will resort to one-day pen down strike, followed by a day-long dharana at the district headquarters on April 20.