DYFI and SFI stage protest at Madurai District Collectorate over alleged waste management scam
Members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Students' Federation of India (SFI) protested at Madurai District Collector's office on Wednesday, alleging a multi-crore sanitation and wage scam by a private waste management contractor. The protesters claimed the company inflated garbage tonnage by mixing stones and soil with waste to siphon public funds, and mismanaged sanitation worker wages. Police deployed heavy contingents and physically restrained marchers, leading to a scuffle between protesters and police.
Youth and student organizations staged a protest at Madurai District Collectorate on Wednesday against a private waste management contractor operating under Madurai City Corporation. According to the protesters, the company has been operating in gross violation of its contractual agreements, deliberately weighing heavy stones, soil, and debris alongside municipal waste to falsely inflate tonnage figures and siphon public funds. The protesters also alleged widespread irregularities in wage disbursement to sanitation workers, claiming deductions and mismanagement of their pay. The demonstration escalated when protesters attempted to breach the Collectorate gates, prompting police to deploy heavy contingents and physically restrain the marchers, resulting in a heated altercation and physical scuffle between agitators and police personnel.
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The article does not include a response or statement from the private waste management contractor regarding the allegations, nor does it provide official confirmation from the Madurai City Corporation or District Collector's office about the alleged irregularities.
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DYFI protest over alleged multi-crore garbage scam in Madurai
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