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Road blockade at AAU

By Correspondent

JORHAT, May 9 � On the third day of the protest against the Assam Agricultural University authority, the All Assam Casual Workers and Employees� Union, AAU Branch in association with the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti today blocked the main entrance of the AAU as the authority did not pay attention to their peaceful protest programme. Later, representatives of the district administration arrived at the scene and arranged a discussion between Vice-Chancellor of AAU and a five-member group of the protesters. In the discussion, the authority of the AAU approved the demands raised by the protesters. They assured in black and white that the casual workers would not be appointed under the contractors as contractual labourers. The university further promised to provide work to the casual workers and employees within next seven days. The protesters later called off the strike.

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