Rajya Sabha MPs Manoj Kumar Jha, Raghav Chadha urge PM intervention as gig workers intensify nationwide strike

Parliamentarian Manoj Kumar Jha, a member of the consultative committee for the ministry of agriculture and farmers’ welfare, addressed the issue of gig workers in a letter to the Prime Minister, asking him to intervene in the matter.

In the letter posted on X, Jha said that the nationwide protests by gig workers on Christmas and New Year’s Eve were not the result of any sudden provocation but rather a natural response to long-standing exploitation and the erosion of basic labour rights.

Earlier today, Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha also posted a…