Jorhat, Nov 12: Hundreds of tea garden workers under the Assam Tea Corporation (ATC) staged a massive protest in Jorhat on Wednesday, demanding that the state government withdraw its alleged plan to lay off permanent employees in state-owned tea estates and reinstate jobs for dependents of retired or deceased workers.

Led jointly by the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangh (ACMS) Jorhat unit and the Assam Tea Tribes Students’ Association (ATTSA) Cinnamara Sub-Branch, the protesters marched nearly 7 km from Cinnamara Tea Estate to the Jorhat Deputy Commissioner’s office, raising anti-government slogans and demanding justice.

According to protesters, the government is gradually planning to lay off workers from ATC-run tea estates such as Cinnamara, Murmuria and Hatigarh, leaving many families uncerta

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