Vadodara: An activist spearheading the agitation by Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) workers on Sunday evening claimed that she was detained after she threw bangles on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cavalcade during a roadshow in the city. However, police has denied of any such incident.

Chandrika Solanki, president of the women’s wing of the Contract and Fixed Salary Struggles Committee that has been demanding equal rights and equal pay for Asha workers told media persons that she threw bangles on the PM’s cavalcade when it was passing by the VUDA circle. She claimed that she was detained by the cops and released only after the PM reached the airport terminal. “We had gone on hunger strike but government is insensitive towards our condition. So, I had thrown bangles on the PM as mark of protest. It was after I threw half a dozen bangles for the second time that the cops detained me,” Solanki claimed.

The Asha workers have been demanding identity cards, fix working hours and maternity leaves – the benefits that permanent government employees are provided. Asha worker in the recent past had gheraoed several BJP leaders including MLAs and MP.

Sources said that around 250 Asha workers were detained at the Vadodara district collectorate premises till the time PM’s programme at Navlakhi ground ended.



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