Members of South Central Railway Mazdoor Union here on Tuesday observed a daylong hunger strike in front of Rail Nilayam in Secunderabad in support of their long-demands including pending promotion and payment of risk allowance to the staff.
Holding banners and flags, the employees raised slogans demanding the Central government to resolve their demands in view of the problems being faced by them. Addressing the employees, Union general secretary Ch Sankara Rao demanded that the government pay risk and hardship allowance to all the open line staff apart from sanctioning grade pay structure for pointsmen category.