The Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), Odisha Branch would stage a rally in front of the State Assembly on October 2 with demands of making Odisha a State of total prohibition, implementation of Odia as official language, provision of employments for all and protection of State’s interest in the ongoing Mahanadi water sharing dispute.
A decision to this effect was taken at the State executive meeting of the INTUC held here on Sunday.
The meeting chaired by State president and former MP Dr Ramachandra Khuntia also demanded that the State Government increase daily wage of labourers to `350 and industrial houses provide skill training to their workers.
Among others, Ghanashaym Jena, Prasant Behera, Harish Gaurang, Dharanidhar Swain, Sandhya Mohapatra, Akshaya Tripathy, Satyabrata Nayak, Muna Khan, Bhubanbihari Sahoo and Jaba Tudu were present.