To pressure the State Government to meet their demands, the members of MNREGA Contract Employees' Union staged a rally in the city on Thursday. The members warned they will intensify their movement if the demands are not met soon.
The protesters assembled at Parade Ground and shouted anti-government slogans. later, they rallied round the Parade Ground.
The association member Rajendra Prasad Nautiyal said that they have been protesting for the past many months, but their demands are yet to be addressed by the state government. Their demand includes regularisation of jobs in the government departments.
Nautiyal said that they had earlier submitted several memorandums to the administrative officers, but to no avail. The association has decided to gherao the Secretariat on Friday in support of its demands, he said. Those participated in the rally included Rakesh, Sudhir, D P Devli, Suman Semwal, Narayan, Surendra and Gambhir Singh.