Protest by contract workers at Chhattisgarh power plant turns violent, 20 cops hurt, vehicles damaged

Some 20 police personnel were injured when a protest staged by contractual workers of the at thermal power plant in Madwa in Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh turned violent.

Some 20 police personnel were injured when a protest staged by contractual workers of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Thermal Power Plant in Madwa in Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh turned violent on Sunday.

The contractual workers of the plant, operated by Chhattisgarh State Power Company, were protesting for the past several days demanding that their services be made permanent.