To disperse contractual employees of Madhya Pradesh State Electricty Board (MPSEB) at second stop police resorted to cane charging on thousands f contractual employees gathered to protest long pending demands.
The main demand among their demands is regularization of 45,000 contractual employees across the state. The difference in the salaries of regular employees is huge while the risk remains the same for the contractual employees.
The association MP Bijali Outsourced Employees Sagathan called the rally as Vachan-Patra Dhayan Akarshan which was started near Chinar Park at Link Road-1 and reached at second number stop where they halted as they were not able to use Ambedkar park which was scheduled.
The association has 45,000 outsources employees in Madhya Pradesh in electricity department. They are paid Rs 10,000 while regular employees are getting salaries Rs 70,000 to Rs 90,000. They risk lives by climbing electric poles but salaries are not acceptable.
After the protestors refused to clear the area police resorted to cane charging to disperse the protestors.
Arrangements were made to prevented protestors from moving towards CM House and minister’s residence. They staged demonstration at second stop and demanded that the Chief Minister of the state Kamal Nath should meet to accept demands.
During the protest state president of association Manoj Bharagava said the situation remained the same for over a decade no one paying heeds to the grievances of contractual employees. The contractual employees should be regularized and system of contractual employees through contractor vendors should be abolished.