In a bid to exert pressure on state government in favour of their charter of several key demands including that of the regularization, irregular employees across the state assembled near Budha Talab Dharna site here on Sunday and took out a protest march in capital city.
The protest was march was carried out under banner of Sanyukta Pragatisheel Karmachari Mahasangh. The two main demands of the employees were regularization and reinstating the employees sacked earlier.
The protesting employees stated that Congress had committed to regularize the employees when it was in opposition during Raman Singh-led BJP regime but now the Congress government is offering excuses.
The two top leaders of the Congress party Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Panchayat and Health Minister T.S. Singhdeo earlier during the BJP regime had supported the agitation, the protesters claimed.
Meanwhile, the employees raising slogans marched from Budha Talab Dharna site till Sapre School. Later a delegation of the employees met the Additional Collector Raipur and handed over a memorandum comprising charter of their demands which are directly addressed to the Chief Minister.