Summary:
Hence, the beedi workers were left with no other alternative than to stage a protest. more-inThe district units of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and Beedi Workers Federation staged a dharna demanding the pending dearness allowance for beedi workers here on Monday. The beedi workers unions had approached the court on the issue of dearness allowance last year, which had ruled in favour of the workers. The beedi workers, who gathered at the Service Bus Stand, took out a procession and later laid a siege to the Bharath Beedis building, here. Labour Minister Santosh Lad too appeared to have soft corner for the owners of beedi firms on this issue..