Work in Pondy Municipality affected
Puducherry, June 4 (UNI) Functioning of the Municipality and Commune Panchayats here was today affected as those owing allegiance to the Federation of Municipality and Commune Panchayat Employees Association went on a mass casual leave to press their demands.
The employees, demanding among other things Government employee status, promotions and removal of pay anomalies, had embarked on a series of agitations and Chief Minister N Rangasamy had agreed to consider their demands. However, as nothing concrete emerged, they resorted to mass casual leave and staged a demonstration on the beach road.
Public who came to the municipality for various works picketed the municipality building following the stir. Police intervened and pacified them.
Meanwhile,
wards
of
deceased
electricity
department
employees
and
a
few
others
staged
a
demonstration
in
front
of
the
Nehru
statue
on
the
beach
road,
demanding
their
appointment
on
compassionate
grounds.
UNI