A general strike called by hundreds of trade unions in Sri Lanka demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and his government has hit public life across the island.
The trade unions are demanding 20 percent bonus in one installment without any categorization, and bonus for staff and sub-staff at a ceiling of Rs 15,500. The tea garden managements have not agreed on this.
From Parliament to Kolkata, Trinamul Congress MPs and MLAs have started protesting the issue, even as West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has raised questions against the state as to why it has deprived farmers of the Prime Minister's Kishan Sanman Nidhi
Trade union leaders have claimed the government has failed to tackle challenges posed by a crisis-ridden economy and is, instead, busy privatising and selling public sector units (PSUs).
Last week Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar held a meeting with trade union leaders but failed to convince them to call off the strike.
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