Bokaro Steel Plant operations hit as displaced persons block all gates

Bokaro, October 17 (UNI) Operations at Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) were disrupted on Saturday as displaced persons blocked all gates on the eighth day of their indefinite hunger strike, demanding employment against land acquired for the plant and recruitment to Grade IV posts. The Displaced Apprentices Association said the agitation would continue until the plant management provided a written assurance on its demand for employment. The protesters also threatened to intensify the agitation if talks failed to produce a concrete commitment. The blockade halted the movement of contract workers, permanent employees and vehicles carrying goods to and from the plant.…