ASHAs Launch Hunger Strike; Oppn Boycotts House in Solidarity

FURTHER pressurising the government, ASHA workers have initiated a relay hunger strike in front of the Secretariat, marking the 39th day of their ongoing protest.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ T'Puram

Representatives from the Kerala ASHA Health Workers Association, including state general secretary M A Bindu, state committee member R Sheeja, and Thiruvananthapuram district committee member Thankamani, have volunteered to participate in the hunger strike.

Meanwhile, Health Minister Veena George, who was in Delhi for a pre-scheduled meeting with Cuban government representatives, was unable to meet with Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J P Nadda. Despite efforts made through her office and the resident commissioner of the state in Delhi, the meeting did not take place.