National Highways Authority of India officials caught in twin protests in Malda

Officials of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in Malda have been caught in a deadlock by two movements, both of which are being spearheaded by the Trinamul Congress.

On one hand, the district Trinamul and its youth wing are staging protests and sit-in demonstrations demanding immediate repair of the stretch of NH12 that passes through Malda.

On the other hand, around 400 workers, who are backed by the All India Workers’ Federation that is close to Trinamul and have been engaged by a company that is developing the highway, have decided not to join their duties. They have decided to refrain from repairing the road or running the toll plaza at Baishnabnagar in Malda because of non-payment of their wages for over nine months.