Guwahati, Dec 4: The indefinite strike by employees of Assam’s 108 emergency ambulance service entered its fourth day on Thursday, with protesting workers intensifying their agitation after more than 500 staffers were terminated from service.

The employees, who have been holding a sit-in at Chachal from December 1 , staged a shirtless demonstration to symbolise what they described as the government’s neglect of frontline health workers.

The workers have refused to call off the strike, reiterating that the agitation will continue until the government addresses their long-pending demands.

“We served throughout floods, Covid-19 and emergencies, but today we were dismissed like we don’t matter. We will not step back until the government responds. This fight is for fair wages and dignity,

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