Dibrugarh, March 25 -- The Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS), the leading union representing tea garden workers in Assam, has announced statewide protests beginning in the first week of April, demanding a substantial wage increase.

At a press conference held at the ACMS central office in Dibrugarh, ACMS president Paban Singh Ghatowar stated, "We will initiate statewide protests in early April, demanding a daily minimum wage of Rs 351 for tea garden workers. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's assertion that there is no demand for a minimum wage is inaccurate."

Ghatowar said, "We have submitted numerous memoranda to tea garden owners and the state government, advocating for a minimum wage of Rs 351. The government must recognize that the...