Shimla, Oct. 13 -- The CITU-affiliated MNREGA and Construction Workers Union, Mandi District Committee, Himachal Pradesh, has decided to launch a public relations campaign from November 1 in villages over the demands of MNREGA workers and the non-release of financial assistance from the State Labour Welfare Board for the past four years. Block-level meetings will be held prior to the campaign.

Addressing a meeting today under the chairmanship of District President Rajesh Sharma at Comrade Tara Chand Bhawan, Mandi, CITU District President Bhupendra Singh said that for the past three months, workers have been illegally deprived of their jobs in panchayats, a matter to which the union has raised strong objections. The union will also demand t...