In support of their demand, the agitated field workers of the 108 ambulance service organised a secretariat march on Tuesday. On the day hundreds of the workers got assembled at the protest site near parade ground where they averred that their agitation would continue till their jobs are reinstated in the new company. The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Pritam Singh, former PCC president Kishore Upadhyay, BJP leader Ravinder Jugran and vice president of the state unit of Congress party Surya Kant Dhasmana visited the agitation site to express their support to the agitators. Addressing the agitators, Pritam Singh said that the state government should cancel the tender of the new company and re invite the tenders. He castigated the state government for making hundreds of trained youths unemployed. Former PCC President, Kishore Upadhyay said that the congress party is solidly behind the agitating workers.
The general secretary of the association of field workers, Vipin Jamloki said that more than 700 workers of the ambulance workers were thrown out from the job for no fault of theirs. He said that the agitation of the association would continue till government accepts their demands.
The contract of GVK- EMRI Company to operate 108 emergency ambulance service ended on April 30 after the new company, CAMP took over the operation of ambulance service. The new company CAMP is offering less salary to the experienced worker which is the bone of contention between it and the association of workers. The workers are demanding that they should be absorbed into the new company on existing salaries.
After the address of leaders, the workers started a march to the state secretariat. A big posse of policemen stopped the agitators at Kanak Chowk near the state secretariat on which they squatted on the road and started a Dharna. At the time of filing this report, the Dharna was continuing.