Jorhat, Oct 15: A massive protest erupted on Wednesday in front of the Cinnamara Tea Estate headquarters as tea workers under the Assam Tea Corporation (ATC) demanded the immediate implementation of a wage hike promised by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Chanting slogans against the government and accusing it of reneging on its promise, workers staged a strong demonstration outside the ATC headquarters.

“Himanta Biswa Sarma thinks of himself as the strongest and greatest Chief Minister, but he is nothing more than a deceiver. The promise he made in the Cabinet meeting was false. This proves he doesn’t even know the history of the Assam Tea Corporation,” said Pashuram Tati, Vice-President of the Adivasi Students’ Association, Jorhat District Committee.

Tati alleged that both Congres

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