Rough weather increases suffering of agitating policemen

Ranchi: The hundreds of assistant policemen protesting at Morhabadi ground since September 27 for regularisation of their service refused to give in even in the face of inclement weather for the past of eight days.
On Sunday night, a thunderstorm hit Ranchi which blew away the makeshift tents that they had built at the protest site. Many of them remained standing with their belongings while the women cops, who were protesting with their children, were in an even worse situation.
Frustrated by the situation, the policemen started shouting slogans in the middle of the night asking the government to fulfil their demands.
One Ajay Mandal said: “Strong wind and rainfall have blown away our tents and drenched our belongings more than once during the ongoing agitation. Unfortunately the state government has not paid any attention to our demands yet.”
The cops were faced with a shortage of food and drinking water. The administration had provided one water tanker at the venue but it is inadequate to meet their requirements.
On Monday, state BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Deepak Prakash and Ranchi MLA C P Singh visited the protest site and expressed solidarity with their agitation. Prakash said, “You are staging a peaceful and disciplined agitation over your demands. The state government should take immediate decisions for regularization of services. The BJP would raise your demand at various forums.”