Manjeri Hospital Staff booked for raising salary concerns
Manjeri Medical Staff Face Police Action for Demanding Unpaid Wages
Kozhikode: Several temporary staff members at Manjeri Government Medical College Hospital were booked by police after they attempted to raise concerns over two months of unpaid salaries during a visit by Kerala Health Minister Veena George on August 12.
The employees had gathered at the hospital premises to draw the minister’s attention to their financial hardships when she arrived after attending an inaugural event to visit a patient. However, tensions escalated when activists from the CPI(M) and DYFI, reportedly accompanying the minister, allegedly tried to stop the workers from approaching her. This led to a commotion, prompting the hospital authorities to lodge a complaint.
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According to TOI, the employees have been booked under BNS sections 189 (2), 191 (2), 192 and 190. The move to register cases against temporary employees drew protests, with Youth Congress activists staging a protest march to the principal's office on Friday, demanding withdrawal of the complaint, and said that it was part of a move to dismiss the temporary workers.
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