Tinsukia, Oct 03: Assam Frontier Ltd, the managers of Khobang tea estate, and Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangh have reached an understanding over payment of bonus to the workers, bringing an end to the lockout that was clamped after the September 30 violence. Five labourers had been killed in police firing during an agitation over puja bonus on September 30. Official sources said the withdrawal of lockout followed an understanding between the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangh and the garden management that the bonus would be paid at 15 per cent. ACMS Secretary Madhusudan Khondait said the dispute over bonus had been almost settled across the state, and he called upon the tea workers to accept the rate of bonus as agreed upon between the Sangh and the various tea managements. Assam Frontier Ltd had declared an indefinite lockout after the September 30 violence.
Bureau Report