Power men strike work as FIRs registered against MLC, ExEn

Another case has been registered against Agarwal on the complaint of the MLC under different sections of the IPC, including SC/ST Act.

The Georgetown police registered an FIR against BJP MLC Surendra Chaudhary and around 20 of his unidentified aides in connection with the alleged assault on power department executive engineer of Tagore Town Manoj Agarwal on Friday.

Workers boycotted work on Saturday evening and did not suspend their strike even after an FIR was filed against the MLC, “because a case was registered against the executive engineer.” (FOR REPRESENTATION PURPOSE)

Another case has been registered against Agarwal on the complaint of the MLC under different sections of the IPC, including SC/ST Act.

Power department officials and employees, under the Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, staged a protest against the assault on Agarwal and handed over a memorandum to chief engineer Vinod Gangwar on Saturday, with a warning that they would boycott work if no action was taken soon against the MLC.

The employees later decided to boycott work on Saturday evening itself and did not suspend their strike even after an FIR was lodged against the MLC, “because a case registered against the executive engineer.”

Samiti leader Vijay Tiwari said the employees have decided to boycott work as, instead of arresting the MLC, a case has been registered against the executive engineer. The strike will not be called off until the arrest of the MLC and withdrawal of FIR against the executive engineer, he added.

The MLC denied the allegations against him and alleged that Agarwal was demanding ₹50,000 as bribe from the consumer.