Metro contractors and labourers, at Jantar Mantar. Abhinav Saha Metro contractors and labourers, at Jantar Mantar. Along with the labourers, contractors too have taken to the streets demanding “pending payments of nine months from DMRC and FEMC Pratibha,” which, according to labour contractor Ashish Dwivedi, amounts to “Rs 25 crore”. DMRC would like to clarify that these workers have not been directly recruited or hired by Delhi Metro.”DMRC also does not pay the salaries directly to these workers. The labourers and contractors also revealed that work on Delhi Metro phase III is on hold due to the protest.

Source: Indian Express August 19, 2017 23:56 UTC