In a preparatory meeting of Joint Action Committee (JAC) held here on Tuesday for success of a Sundargarh Bandh called on November 30 to press for an ESIC Medical College here, it was decided to exempt medical services and examinees from the stir.
In the meeting, chaired by JAC convener senior advocate Muralidhar Parija, it was unanimously decided to make all the preparations like leafleting and postering street corners complete by Friday. It was also decided to hold another meeting on November 29 evening besides taking out a motor cycle rally here.
On December 2, a delegation, comprising Sundargarh MP, two Rajya Sabha members and the seven MlAs of the district, will meet the Governor, Chief Minister and labour Minister to put forth the demand. In December second week, the team would meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union labour Minister at Delhi to apprise them of the demand. In the meeting, representatives of CITU, CPI-M, CPI, AITUC, INTUC, Congress, Ama Odisha, BJP, students’ community, social outfits and Rourkela Bar Association were present.