KOCHI: A bit of staff underneath the banner of the Financial institution Workers Federation of India (BEFI) staged a novel protest on the regional administrative center of Canara Financial institution in Kochi, alleging that the regional supervisor banned serving pork within the financial institution’s canteen. The protest was once hung on Thursday. The protesting staff served pork at the premises, claiming that the newly appointed regional supervisor, a local of Bihar, recommended the canteen personnel to not serve the dish as he does now not devour it. Curiously, the protest was once to start with deliberate in opposition to the regional supervisor on fees of mentally harassing a girl worker of the financial institution’s regional administrative center functioning on the MG Highway Metro station construction within the town. Alternatively, the demonstration in the end became a ‘pork protest’.“A small canteen has been functioning throughout the financial institution for years, serving each vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes, together with pork, once in a while. After the regional supervisor, Ashwini Kumar, recommended to steer clear of serving pork, pork dishes don’t seem to be served within the canteen for the previous 3 months. The chief’s directive to not serve pork is an infringement on particular person freedom of selection,” mentioned S S Anil, nationwide president of BEFI.He added that the protest was once most effective in opposition to the verdict of the actual particular person and the group does not wish to harm the recognition of Canara Financial institution. “There have been a lot of proceedings of psychological harassment in opposition to the regional supervisor. He must right kind himself,” Anil added.In the meantime, the regional supervisor, who’s going through allegations, refused to remark at the factor when TOI contacted him. The personnel of the department additionally refused to talk at the arguable factor.