India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Tuesday October 15, 2019
Ahead of Diwali, around 25,000 Home Guards - volunteers paid daily wages -- posted across Uttar Pradesh have found themselves out of work. In an order dated October 11, the state police said their duties end with immediate effect. The reason, sources said, is a funds crunch that is the fallout of a hike in the wages of the Home Guards.
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