Indefinite strike of revenue employees against the government continues: Ramdhun-Safai, Jan Seva Kendras suspended for the second day; Women anganwadi candidates in trouble

The Gujarat Revenue Employees Federation has launched an agitation for a proper solution of pending issues and service-related demands. Revenue employees across the state have gone on an indefinite strike since yesterday (October 7) as there was no positive response from the government even after the mass CL protests. In which the employees are protesting for the second day today. Public interest activities like income, caste examples, widow assistance have come to a complete standstill in government offices as more than 10,000 revenue employees have stopped working. In Vadodara, Sundarkandam and Ramdhun did and in Surat, October 14 is the last date for the recruitment of anganwadi helpers. Protests have been registered in Ahmedabad and Rajkot. In Surat, citizens were pushed and stuck for hours For the second day in a row, all the Common Service Centers in Surat are deserted as the entire administrative work has come to a standstill. People stand in long queues to get income proofs, caste certificates and residence proofs, but as the work inside is completely closed, citizens are stuck for hours. Anganwadi Helper Recruitment, Candidate Women in Trouble The biggest hit of this strike has been the poor and general category women. The last date to fill the online form for the posts of anganwadi helper is October 14. A proof of residence is mandatory for this recruitment, which takes 10 days in the usual government process to get it. Now that the deadline has come up, the future of hundreds of women who want to apply has become bleak due to the strike of revenue employees. 'How many pushes do we have to face?' Kavita Ben Hedau, who came to Surat Jan Seva Kendra to take a sample of residence, said, "We had applied for the residence sample 10 days ago as we had to fill the anganwadi forms. The officials called us after 10 days. Today is our 10th to 11th day but the office is closed. 'Government work should not be stopped like this' Petitioner Jagrutiben said, "At the end of the 10 days we were told, when we reached to take an example, the office was closed. How can government work be closed suddenly like this? This is a government job, so it should be continued. We come from such a long distance and have to go back without work. Saturday will be a half-day and Sunday will be a holiday, so that if the last date of the anganwadi passes, then all our hard work will be wasted. 'If you don't want to work, then lock down the public service centers permanently' A senior citizen present at the spot said, "If you don't want to work, then the public service centres should be permanently locked and the salaries of such employees should be cut." Amid heavy protests and sloganeering, the police were seen trying to pacify the people by convincing them. Protest in Ahmedabad In Gujarat, the employees of the revenue department have sounded the bugle of a cross-border fight against the government over their pending demands. Cadre employees, including deputy mamlatdar, revenue talati and revenue clerk, have gone on an indefinite strike after 14 different demands were not resolved. At that time, the employees at the Ahmedabad Collector's office took brooms in their hands and protested by cleaning the office. Applicants coming for various works are being harassed due to this. While the chairs were found empty in the collector's office and public service centers. 'None of our demands are such that there is any financial burden on the government' As the pending demands of the Gujarat Revenue Board are not resolved, 380 revenue employees of Vadodara have gone on an indefinite strike for two days. On the second day today, the employees performed Sundarkanda and Ramdhun. Vadodara Revenue Employees Association president Ramesh Patel said, "Today is the second day of our indefinite strike. During this strike, today we have organized Sundarkanda and Ramdhun. On this pretext, the name of God can also be taken and an apology can also be apologized for the inconvenience caused to the people of Vadodara in the revenue work due to the strike. "At the same time, we are praying to God that our demands are accepted at the earliest so that we can return to work again. None of our demands are such that there will be any financial burden on the government. The only thing to do is to complete the work from an administrative point of view, which can be easily done by the government." For the second day in a row in Rajkot, work stopped due to strike, petitioners pushed Manish Gidhwani, general secretary of Rajkot Revenue Employees Mahamandal, said, "Today, on the second day of the strike, the employees have gathered. In this regard, the vision of the government that we are now in this regard is for cleanliness. Accordingly, today we have all cleaned according to the cleanliness campaign. So that one creativity and one work is visible. "About 200 to 250 people were involved in this cleanliness drive. The operator level work of contract based employees is going on. While the work at the level of deputy mamlatdar is currently stalled. We are confident that the government will fulfill our demands in a very short time. So that our strike will also end," he said. Also read: Revenue employees' strike halted on first day