Bhopal: Contract healthcare workers playing thali and conch shell as protest demanding regularisation of jobs at Government Jai Prakash District Hospital in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India on May 25, 2021. The paramedics and nursing staff who were hired to control Covid-19 pandemic in MP, have been on strike from May 24, 2021 demanding regularisation of jobs as their contracts end. The Covid warriors, applauded by MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan for their selfless service, are now struggling to retain their jobs and fighting for their livelihood. They say they are qualified and trained professionals who should be permanently absorbed in healthcare system of the state. Photo by Indian Photo Agency (InPA)