Kumar Rajiv Nayan
Ara : Hundreds of Asha and Mamata workers on December 29, 2018, took out a procession from the Out Patient Department (OPD), Sadar Hospital, Ara, which after taking a round of hospital campus and culminated in front of the office of the Civil Surgeon, Dr Jagdish Singh, on the 29th day of their indefinite strike to press their demands. They also staged gherao of the Civil Surgeon raising slogans against the government.
The Asha and Mamata workers had locked the Primary Health Centres, Referral Hospitals, Additional Primary Health Centres in all the 14 blocks in Bhojpur district on December 27, 2018.
The Asha and Mamata workers are on indefinite strike since December 1, 2018, under the banner of Asha Sangharsh Samiti to press their 12- point demand including remuneration up to Rs 18,000 per month, status of government employee, and better service condition.