Port Blair, Nov 10: The thousands of workers who stormed the national capital and assembled at Parliament Street in the national capital Delhi, to participate in the first day of the three days ‘mahapadav’ on 9th November 2017, enthusiastically endorsed the call of the speakers to intensify the struggle against the anti worker, anti people and anti national policies of the BJP-led government and prepare for a countrywide indefinite general strike if the government fails to concede their demands.
Workers from all over the country representing many sector – public and private, permanent employees and contract, casual workers, state and central government employees, banks, insurance, telecom, railways, defence, and the various schemes of the government of India participated in the ‘mahapadav’ on the first day. The Mahapadav is being organised on 9th, 10th and 11th November, 2017 at Parliament Street, New Delhi to protest against government’s anti-working class policies.
In support of the Mahapadav, CITU and INTUC will jointly organise a Mass Dharna at Tiranga Park, Abderdeen Bazar, Port Blair on 11th November, 2017 (Saturday) from 3 p.m. onwards.
However, CITU Middle Andaman Zonal Committee has organized a procession at Rangat Bazar which culminated at a mass demonstration in front of the office of the Assistant Commissioner, Rangat. Addressing the participants in the programme, VK Krishna Das, Secretary, CITU Zonal Committee explained in brief the points on which the central trade unions are conducting the 3-day Mahapadav in Delhi. Earlier, CITU and INTUC jointly organized a public meeting at Dairy Farm junction in which a large number of workers participated. B. Chandrachoodan, General Secretary, CITU, State Committee, Shri Gyan Prakash, General Secretary, INTUC, A & N Committee, Shri BC Bhattacharjee (CITU) Shri Mohd Rafique (INTUC) Shri Ramanna (INTUC) and Shri Rasheed (INTUC) addressed the meeting.
