Assistant police personnel holding protest at the Morabadi ground from the past 12 days for regularization of their job withdrew their agitation on Wednesday following assurance of the State government.
Around 2500 assistant police personnel from 12 naxal affected districts of Jharkhand, who were appointed on contractual basis for a period of three years by the previous government headed by Raghubar Das were demanding regularization of their job. As per contract they are getting Rs 10,000 as monthly honorarium. They said that they amount they are getting as honorarium is too low against the service they render.
The delegation of agitating assistant police personnel had a marathon meeting with Minister of Water Resource and Sanitation department Mithilesh Thakur. The delegation submitted an eight points memorandum to the Minister and demanded the government to withdraw FIR lodged against assistant police personnel for committing violence during agitation.
The Minister assured that their contract period will be extended by the government for another two years and the government will also form a committee to look into the matter.
He said that the Hemant Soren government is sympathetic to their demand the process of the formation of the committee will be expedited. The delegation agreed and announced to withdraw agitation after which district administration arranged buses for their transportation to their respective districts.