Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 27 -- Protests by a section of ASHA workers in Kerala, demanding a hike in honorarium and other benefits, are set to become a political showdown as the Congress announced on Wednesday that it is taking over the agitation against the CPI(M)-led LDF government.
A section of accredited social health activist workers has been agitating outside the Kerala Secretariat for the past two weeks, demanding an increased honorarium and other benefits.
In a statement, KPCC General Secretary (in charge of organisation) M Liju said that the Congress will protest by burning the circular issued by the government, which, according to him, "threatens" the agitating ASHA workers to return to work or else be replaced by others.
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