‘Farmers Unite Against Repression, Protests Cross Caste and Religion Boundaries’ AIKS chief Dhawale writes
In the wake of the sponsored conspiracy of violence on Republic Day,the Modi regime has begun a massive crackdown on the historic farmers’ struggle, which will soon complete 75 days. The government and its police have now turned the three farmers’ protest sites at Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur into open jails. The ‘annadatas’ of our country are being treated as foreign invaders. No other central government in independent India has ever done this near the national capital itself.
But it is a glorious tribute to this unprecedented farmers’ struggle that it has not only withstood this multi-fanged state repression, but has in fact increased its defiant resistance massively over the last one week.
Trade unions call for nationwide protest on Wednesday against privatisation, other policies in Budget
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Last Updated: Feb 02, 2021, 05:07 PM IST
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A joint platform of 10 central trade unions on Tuesday gave a call for a nationwide protest on February 3 against privatisation and other anti-people policies proposed in the Budget for 2021-22 and to press for scrapping labour codes and providing income and food support to the families of poor workers.
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The unions said that the budget presented by the Finance Minister is full of rhetoric and far away from the ground realities.
NEW DELHI: A joint platform of 10 central trade unions on Tuesday gave a call for a nationwide protest on February 3 against privatisation and other anti-people policies proposed in the Budget for 2021-22 and to press for scrapping labour codes and providing income and food support to the families of poor workers.
Trade unions call for nationwide protest on Wed against privatisation PTI
Updated : Feb 2, 2021, 9:24 pm IST
The unions said that the budget presented by the Finance Minister is full of rhetoric and far away from the ground realities
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New Delhi: A joint platform of 10 central trade unions on Tuesday gave a call for a nationwide protest on February 3 against privatisation and other anti-people policies proposed in the Budget for 2021-22 and to press for scrapping labour codes and providing income and food support to the families of poor workers.
The ten central trade unions are Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), Hind Mazdoor Sabha (HMS), Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), Trade Union Co-ordination Centre (TUCC), Self-Employed Women s Association (SEWA), All India Central Council of Trade Unions (AICC
“The central trade unions demanded that all the four codes should be put on hold and then discussions should start with the central trade unions on each of the Labour Codes afresh in the true spirit of bipartite and tripartite consultations,” the trade unions said in a joint statement issued after the physical meeting with the labour ministry on Wednesday.