By IANS,
Kolkata : Departmental actions will be taken against seven West Bengal government employees, who injured a dozen policemen during a scuffle at the state secretariat Sep 11, the finance minister said Thursday.
“A committee was formed to investigate the case Monday. The members submitted their report Thursday. It was found that seven people – four from the finance department and three from other departments, were guilty of manhandling policemen and violating other departmental laws,” state finance minister Ashim Dasgupta told reporters at secretariat Writer’s Building Thursday afternoon.
“We will take necessary departmental actions against them,” Dasgupta added.
However, Dasgupta did not disclose the names of the seven employees.
About 300 members of 11 government employees’ federations and unions held a rally Sep 11 at the secretariat premises, demanding an increased pay structure at par with the central government model.
While trying to cross a police barricade, the protesters had a scuffle with about 200 police personnel.
Twelve police personnel suffered minor injuries during a clash, while the protesters alleged that police had hit some of their members with batons.
Police, however, denied the allegation.