SILCHAR : Muster roll workers of the National Institute of Technology-Silchar in Assam’s Cachar district are on a hunger strike demanding the regularisation of their services, members of an agitating union said on Wednesday.

Altogether 54 workers under the banner of the NIT Workers’ Union are staging the hunger strike, which entered the third day on Wednesday, seeking permanent posting as per a Gauhati High Court order directing the institute to do so.

Quoting the court verdict, a union leader told PTI that the High Court had directed the NIT Silchar authorities to regularise the services of muster roll employees and extend to them all facilities available to permanent staffers.

According to the union, there were 122 muster roll workers, of whom only 20 have been regularised so far.

“These employees have been working since 1993,” a union leader added.

The protesters said the strike will continue until their demands are met.

The agitation is being held outside the main administrative office of NIT Silchar.

No immediate comments could be obtained from the NIT Silchar authorities. (Source: PTI)