Siliguri, Oct. 6 -- Tea workers in several tea gardens across North Bengal, particularly in the Dooars and Terai regions, launched agitations on Tuesday demanding payment of a 20 per cent bonus, leading to demonstrations and road blockades at several places.
Workers at Nimiti Tea Garden, among others, staged demonstrations demanding the 20 per cent bonus. Similar protests have been reported from Chinchula, Sonegachi and several tea gardens in the Banarhat area of the Dooars. At some places, workers also blocked national highways as part of their agitation, disrupting vehicular movement for some time.
The issue has arisen over the state government's advisory for payment of 20 per cent bonus to tea workers. The same advisory had also been i...