Ration dealers call off protest after 10 days

  • | Monday | 17th September, 2018

GREATER NOIDA: Ration dealers called off a 10-day long protest at the collectorate office in Surajpur on Saturday after the Jewar MLA intervened and gave them assurance that he would convey their demands to the government before September 20. I will convey your demands to the government and will get the legal ones approved soon,” Singh said in his address.The ration dealers had been protesting from September 5 after the administration lodged an FIR against 31 dealers for alleged corruption. The dealers have said they will resume distribution from Tuesday.MLA Dhirendra Singh reached the collectorate around 2.30pm and played the morality card, telling the ration dealers to get back to work not just because it’s their job but that their protest was affecting common people. “Distribution of food among the poor is a noble job that you do. I urge you all to call off the protest.

GREATER NOIDA: Ration dealers called off a 10-day long protest at the collectorate office in Surajpur on Saturday after the Jewar MLA intervened and gave them assurance that he would convey their demands to the government before September 20. The dealers have said they will resume distribution from Tuesday.MLA Dhirendra Singh reached the collectorate around 2.30pm and played the morality card, telling the ration dealers to get back to work not just because it’s their job but that their protest was affecting common people. “Distribution of food among the poor is a noble job that you do. We must sacrifice our self-interest if it is stopping us from helping others. I urge you all to call off the protest. I will convey your demands to the government and will get the legal ones approved soon,” Singh said in his address.The ration dealers had been protesting from September 5 after the administration lodged an FIR against 31 dealers for alleged corruption.

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