Panchayat staff demand honorarium protection in Bengaluru

Members of the Karnataka State Gram Panchayat Level Master Book Writers and Local Community Resource Personnel Association staged a dharna at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 28 October 2026, demanding their honorarium not be withdrawn. (Photo: NationPress)

The protesting workers of the Karnataka State Gram Panchayat Level Master Book Writers and Local Community Resource Personnel Association specifically called for honorarium payments to be transferred directly to their bank accounts, according to reports. (Photo: NationPress)

Gram Panchayat-level workers across Karnataka rallied at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 28 October 2026, urging the state government to retain their honorarium and ensure direct-to-account disbursements, NationPress reported.

The Karnataka State Gram Panchayat Level Master Book Writers and Local Community Resource Personnel Association held a dharna at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, pressing two key demands: retention of honorarium and direct bank transfers for all payments, as reported on 28 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress)

Members of the Karnataka State Gram Panchayat Level Master Book Writers and Local Community Resource Personnel Association took to Freedom Park, Bengaluru on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, staging a public dharna to prevent the withdrawal of their honorarium. (Photo: NationPress)

The dharna at Freedom Park, Bengaluru on 28 October 2026 saw Karnataka's gram panchayat-level master book writers and community resource personnel demanding the state government ensure timely, direct-to-bank honorarium payments without withdrawal, NationPress reported.

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