Bisi-oota workers’ stir enters 2nd day

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Bisi-oota workers’ stir enters 2nd day

Saturday December 17 2005 09:55 IST

 

 

HUBLI: The indefinite hunger-strike by workers of midday meal scheme under

the aegis of Karnataka Rajya Akshara Dasoha Bisioota Thayarkara Federation,

Hubli, entered second day here on Friday.

 

Hundreds of workers from various parts of the district have been on strike

in front of Hubli Tahshildar’s office opposing the state government’s move

to hand over the scheme to International Society for Krishna Consciousness

(ISKCON) and Adamya Chetana Foundation.

 

Devanad Jagapur, president of the Federation said that the decision of the

state government to hand over the much ambitious midday meal programme to

private organisations was against the interests of midday meal scheme

workers.

 

In the name of providing hygienic food daily to the hungry children studying

in government primary schools, livelihood of rural women who were employed

under the scheme as cooks was being snatched away by the government, he

added.

 

Members of the federation have resolved to continue their stir till their

demands were fulfilled. David Goni, Akkamma, Rahamatbi, Mary Morabad, Saroja

Hosur and others participated in the dharna.