Seeking reinstatement of the old pension scheme, promotions and a 48 point charter of demands, an amalgam of 32 employee organisations is set to launch a state-wide protest in Madhya Pradesh starting Thursday.
The Madhya Pradesh Officer-Employee Joint Front will handover memorandums, addressed to the Chief Minister and Chief Secretary, to District Collectors throughout the state.
According to MP Dwivedi, President of the Front, coordinators have been appointed in all divisions to make the protest effective. These coordinators will hold media briefings at their respective divisional headquarters on 2nd February to explain the need for the protest.
The convenors of the Front, Mahendra Sharma and SB Singh, stated that a four-phase protest plan has been announced. The government's stance will be reviewed after each of these phases. If the demands are not met with a positive response, a strike could be considered.
The protest involves several prominent organisations, including the Madhya Pradesh Gazetted Officers’ Association, Livestock Area Officers’ and Employees’ Association, and the Class-three Government Employees’ Association, among others.
Protest leaders warned that any further neglect of their demands would be met with employees taking to the streets and causing vehicular disruptions in all 55 districts of the state, including Bhopal.
Employee unions had also protested over their demands before the Assembly elections in 2023.
