Home Guards in Assam’s Sribhumi district have launched an indefinite hunger strike on June 25, intensifying their protest against what they describe as long-standing systemic neglect and precarious service conditions.
The agitating personnel assembled at the District Commissioner’s protest site, voicing their demands through powerful slogans and a unified call for justice.
Their primary demands include:
Amendment of the Home Guards Act, 1947,
Abolition of the six-month contractual appointment system, and
Permanent regularization of their employment.
The protesting Home Guards stated that the current system leaves them in a state of perpetual insecurity, with no guarantee of continuity or financial stability.
“We are not asking for privileges; we are demanding the dignity of stable employment and legal recognition,” said one of the protesters.
The demonstrators also issued a stern warning that a more extensive, state-wide agitation would follow if authorities fail to respond.
