[Assam] GOA's response to Bandhs

[Ram Sarangapani]

The GOA's response to bandhs is a positive step. If schools, colleges,
private and GOI establishments also follow strict attendance/work rules
bandhs wouldn't generate much public sympathy.
AT's news item - highlights mine.

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Govt directive on Asom bandh
 GUWAHATI, Oct 19 – In view of the proposed 12-hour Asom bandh call given by
a certain organisation on October 20 from 6 am, the State government has
directed that all government offices and services throughout the State
should function normally during the bandh period, an official release said.

The State government has issued instructions to all administrative
departments, heads of departments, DCs and SDO(C), etc., to ensure normal
functioning of all government offices and services during the bandh period
throughout the State and to take action as per instructions issued from time
to time in this regard. *Employees abtstaining themselves from duty will be
treated as unauthorised absence and the State government has further
instructed to take action as per prevailing rule in case of unauthorised
absence, the release added.

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