News: Temporary frontline workers stage protest at Azad Maidan after being abruptly terminated

Several contractual workers hired for sanitation and other work when the pandemic was at its peak, have launched a protest alleging the government has terminated them. The frontline workers from across Maharashtra, many of whom are staying put at Azad Maidan, said they were once called Corona warriors by the prime minister, but have been conveniently forgotten, just before the vaccination drive began. They said they started receiving messages about the discontinuation of their services from 31st December. Watch this video to know more.