Just two days ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking in the Rajya Sabha, termed the people who criticise the government, demand repealing of unjust laws and stand for their rights or that of others, as andolanjeevi. Yesterday, in the Lok Sabha, he described the farmers’ agitation as pavitra (sacred).
Assam Government has transferred Rs 3000 each to the bank accounts of 7.46,667 tea works under the Cha Bagichhar Dhan Puraskar Mela. This was done on Saturday.
The tea workers have received two instalments of RS 2,500 each, with the government spending Rs 584 crore on doling out the money to the tea workers.
It is to be noted that elections to the state assembly are round the corner and several parties have come together to form an ant-Bharatiya Janata Party alliance in the state.
Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS), the tea workers union in Assam, has demanded a minimum wage of Rs 351 per day for the tea workers in small tea gardens.
When we hear the word mother, we immediately relate it to a person, who is caring and full of love and affection. No doubt a mother punishes the child, when required, but most of often the idea is not to penalise the child, but to get the best out of the child.
By abhay mokashi
It is a sad state of affairs that in a country of over 130 crore, only a handful of people stand for the rights of others, especially the marginalised.