Government offices see work disruption as employees call for 2-day strike

• Government employees in WB have launched a two-day work stoppage to demand the prompt release of dearness allowance and other pending issues
• Employees have reported to work but have been instructed not to engage in any tasks, potentially impacting government operations
• The strike follows a long-standing demand for allowances and unresolved employment issues

As Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of WB CM Mamata Banerjee, concludes his five-day protest outside the Raj Bhavan demanding Bengal's dues, government employees in the state have initiated their own pressure tactics. The government employees' organization has declared a two-day work stoppage, effective from Tuesday to Wednesday, impacting government offices across the state.

While employees have reported to work, they have been instructed not to engage in any tasks. This strategic move is expected to disrupt government operations, potentially causing inconvenience to the public.

The employee organization asserts that those joining the movement to demand dearness allowance are being transferred to distant locations to create inconvenience. Furthermore, prompt recruitment for vacant positions and the conversion of temporary jobs into permanent ones have been pending for an extended period. The work stoppage has been called to expedite the release of outstanding dearness allowances.

It's worth noting that government employees have been staging a strike for 257 days at the statue of Matangini Hazra in Dharmatalla, pressing their demands for allowances. Despite submitting multiple memorandums to the state governme