The indefinite strike was called by the Association of Qualified Grade-IV Candidates 2011 of East Khasi hills district (AQGC) to protest the failure of the government to give them appointment even after successfully passing the examination conducted by the District Selection Committee.
Of the 331 candidates who passed the District Selection Committee (DSC) examination only 122 of them have so far been given appointment, the rest are still waiting to be appointed.
The aggrieved candidates who are yet to be absorbed have been continuously agitating demanding appointment from the government.
East Khasi hills SP M Kharkhrang said, "the candidates have been rounded up for violating section 144 CrPC and have been taken to Mawngap."
