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Several anganwadi workers and assistants were arrested successful Tiruchi, Pudukottai, Thanjavur and Ariyalur districts connected Tuesday aft they resorted to a roadworthy blockade urging the State authorities to state them arsenic authorities employees, among different demands.
The protesters were members of the Tamil Nadu Anganwadi Workers and Assistants Association affiliated to CITU.
In Tiruchi city, astir 1,000 anganwadi workers and assistants assembled adjacent the District Collectorate wherever they staged a objection successful enactment of their charter of demands. Grant of ₹9,000 arsenic household pension for anganwadi workers and assistants, disbursement of ₹10 lakh arsenic gratuity for anganwadi workers astatine the clip of their status and 5 lakh arsenic gratuity for assistants and filling up of vacant posts keeping successful presumption the information of children were among their different demands.
Police sources said the anganwadi workers and assistants staged a objection adjacent the Collectorate successful Tiruchi for astir an hr and aboriginal resorted to a roadworthy roko for a fewer minutes erstwhile they were each arrested. They were aboriginal released.
In Pudukottai town, astir 1,200 anganwadi workers and assistants were arrested aft they staged a protestation and resorted to a roadworthy roko. The protesters came successful a procession from Anna statue to aged autobus basal where they staged a roadworthy roko starring to their arrest. They were released later.
In Ariyalur town, implicit 500 anganwadi workers and assistants were arrested erstwhile they staged a picketing agitation adjacent Anna statue. They were subsequently released. In Thanjavur town, astir 385 anganwadi workers and assistants were arrested adjacent the Collectorate and released later.
