Stating that they were denied jobs under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) because they did not construct individual toilets at their homes, workers staged a protest outside Collectorate here on Monday.
Villagers of Prandagam in Paramathi Velur said that over 50 people were denied jobs for many months as they did not construct toilets at their residences.
Hence, a meeting was held in which employment was assured for all.
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However, no jobs were provided till date.
On Monday, a protest was organised by agricultural workers of the Communist Party of India that condemned the panchayat president’s act.
The protestors said that their livelihood was affected for no reasons and vowed to intensify their protest if jobs were not provided to them at the earliest.
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