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Protest against bid to close oil mill

Chitradurga: Protesting against the alleged attempts to shut down Sri Murugharajendra Oil Mill here, members of the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) and mill workers staged a dharna outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office on Friday.

Addressing the protesters, AITUC district president G. Chandrappa said that in drought-prone district like Chitradurga, there were a few industries that were providing a livelihood to poor families.

“Earlier some of the factories in the district were shut down leaving numerous workers unemployed,” he said.

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