Gonda: A meeting of district office-bearers of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayati Raj Rural Sanitation Workers Union was held at the Chaudhary Charan Singh Irrigation Department Guest House in Gonda to finalise preparations for a proposed Tiranga Yatra in support of the employees’ demands.
The meeting was chaired by union district president Raghavendra Tiwari and conducted by district general secretary Devmani Shukla.
Addressing the meeting, divisional president Narsingh Narayan Pandey said the Tiranga Yatra would be organised on August 20 following a call from the state leadership. He said the major demands include restoration of the Old Pension Scheme and withdrawal of the GPS-based photo attendance requirement being sought from sanitation workers in Gonda, which the union claims is contrary to government orders.
The meeting discussed the detailed strategy for the proposed march and mobilisation of sanitation workers from different development blocks.
State vice-president Ameer Ahmed was entrusted with the responsibility of coordinating and conducting the Tiranga Yatra. Block presidents were directed to mobilise sanitation workers from their respective development blocks and ensure their arrival at the district headquarters by noon to participate in the programme.
According to the programme plan, employees will assemble at Gandhi Park, where they will pay floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi. The participants will then proceed to Ambedkar Chauraha, where they will pay tribute to Dr BR Ambedkar before submitting a memorandum highlighting their demands.
Union leaders called upon employees to participate in large numbers and ensure that the programme is conducted in a disciplined and peaceful manner.
Several office-bearers and block-level representatives attended the meeting, including district general secretary Devmani Shukla, treasurer Ameer Ahmed, organisation secretary Udho Ram Gautam, auditor Ram Roop Verma, Rupaidih block president Lakhan Lal Paswan, Itiyathok block president Lok Nath Shukla, Paderi Kripal block president Abhimanyu Kumar, Mujehna block president Dharmendra Pandey, along with Raghunath Maurya, Sunny Ram Kanaujiya, Ravi Goswami, Harendra Singh, Atul Tiwari, Pradeep Verma, Dharmendra Verma and Ram Sajeevan Tiwari.
The union assigned responsibilities to the participating office-bearers to ensure effective mobilisation and the successful completion of the Tiranga Yatra.
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