In an attempt to pacify irate Assistant Policemen agitating for the last eight days at Morhabadi of the State Capital, Drinking Water and Sanitation Minister, Mithilesh Kumar Thakur visited the spot to convey the message of the State Government but he had to face anger of the agitating Police personnel.
The Policemen were seeking meeting Chief Minister Hemant Soren. Thakur requested them protesting in police uniform is not proper and he came as the State Government's representative but the irate Police personnel replied that they bought the uniform by their own money so no one can raise a finger on them.
It may be noted here that on Friday afternoon at 3 pm, lathi charge and tear gas were used on about 2350 policemen of the 12 districts of the State, who have been agitating since September 12, at Morhabadi ground. Many were injured in this incident. There was chaos among the Assistant Policemen to take the injured to the ambulance.
Meanwhile, Ranchi SSP Surendra Kumar Jha and Traffic SP Ajit Peter Dungdung reached the spot to pacify them but they had also faced anger of the Policemen.
A number of women Assistant Police are also taking part in the protest. Many of them came here with their children.
One of the women Assistant Police personnel said that what happens in Rs ten thousand? "Many women are married and their husband is also unemployed. At the same time, after the contract is over, no money is being received. There is no money to feed their family and the Government is saying that it will not regularise them," she added.
Meanwhile, four BJP MLAs visited the spot to know the present situation of the Policemen.
Congress Legislature Party Leader Alamgir Alam said on the issue that the State Government is very serious about Assistant Police personnel and after completion of the ongoing monsoon session the Government will take action to solve the problem.
The Assistant Police personnel have been on strike since September 7 to demand confirmation. On September 12, he came to Ranchi to stage a sit-in near Raj Bhavan, but was not allowed to sit there. In 2017, 2500 Assistant Policemen were appointed in 12 Naxal-affected districts on an honorarium of Rs 10,000.
However, only 2350 Assistant Policemen joined the job. These Policemen say that at the time of appointment it was told that after three years their service will become permanent but, even after the completion of three years, there is no confirmation.