Labourers Protest Sudden Shutdown at Assam’s Pathini Tea Garden

Approximately 100 laborers in Assam’s Karimganj district are staging protests after authorities abruptly suspended operations at the Pathini tea garden. The workers, unsettled by the sudden lockout announced by garden authorities, have been demonstrating since Friday. Efforts by local administration officials and a tea association are underway to resolve the dispute. The unrest stems from the manager’s disappearance, leaving unpaid workers and escalating tensions following an attempted assault on the manager earlier in May. Despite intervention attempts, the situation remains tense as workers demand resolution and owed wages.