Members of Tamil Nadu Highways Road Employees Association staging a demonstration in Madurai on Tuesday.
| Photo Credit: G. MOORTHY
Members of Tamil Nadu Highways Road Employees’ Association staged a demonstration at the Highways Department Office premises pressing for a charter of demands, on Tuesday.
The protest was led by divisional president, V. Manimaran. K. Neethiraja, State secretary of Tamil Nadu Government Employees’ Association, delivered the inaugural address.
The association demanded that the State Government withdrew its appeal against the High Court order of 2024 that directed the department to regularise their services during 41-month period of dismissal.
The Government should consider the petitions seeking employment on compassionate grounds from the wards of deceased workers.
The State Highways Authority should be dissolved and youths of rural areas should be given the job of road workers, the association demanded.
Its State treasurer R. Tamil and divisional secretary, Manoharan were among those who spoke.
Published – August 18, 2026 09:44 pm IST
