Alipurduar, March 1: The management today suspended work in a Dooars tea garden because of alleged threats by labourers to officials and low quality of work among other things. They are disobedience to lawful orders of management, non-completion of task in cultivation work, sub-standard quality of work, intimidation and threat to life of management staff and complete lawlessness. Thakur, the manager of the estate, said the workers had met him on Saturday to demand the immediate payment of wages. We were feeling insecure and as a result of lawlessness, we were forced to suspend the work in the garden," said the manager. Gopal Prodhan, the president of the Dooars Cha Bagan Workers' Union, an affiliate of the RSP, said: "Wages of three fortnights are lying due and that was why workers showed their annoyance.

Source: The Telegraph March 01, 2017 21:40 UTC