Nationwide strike and rural bandh on the call of CITU, United Kisan Morcha and other organisations

Under the nationwide strike and rural bandh on the call of the Joint Forum of Central Trade Unions and the United Kisan Morcha, industrial, transport, MNREGA, construction, Anganwadi, Mid, under the banner of CITU, Kisan Sabha, SFI, Mahila Samiti, DYFI, Dalit Exploitation Mukti Manch. Day Meal, Outsourced, Hydroelectric Projects, NHPC, SJVNL, HPPCL, Saihab Society, BRO, Fourlane, Railway Construction, Hotels, IGMC, Tanda Medical College, Hospitals, STP, Rehri Phadi Taybazari, Washerman, Vishal Megamart, Kalibari Temple, Mental Hospital Thousands of workers from sectors like tourist guide, Chudeshwar taxi, Shimla porter, railway porter etc. remained on strike in Himachal Pradesh. Farmers observed rural strike in the state. During this period, workers and farmers protested in Shimla, Rampur, Rohru, Nirath, Sunni, Tapri, Sangla, Chango, Samdo, Maling, Tabo, Kaza, Solan, Baddi, Nalagarh, Darlaghat, Nahan, Shillai, Bilaspur, Mandi, Jogindernagar, Balichowki, Strong demonstrations were held at state, district and block headquarters including Kullu, Banjar, Sainj, Ani, Hamirpur, Una, Dharamshala, Chamba, Chuwadi.

CITU State President Vijendra Mehra, General Secretary Prem Gautam, Himachal Kisan Sabha President Kuldeep Singh Tanwar and General Secretary Hottam Sonkhla have said that the Modi government at the Center has completely stood with the capitalists and is trying to snatch the economic resources from the common people and hand them over to the rich. Moving forward on the path. Under the guise of the slogan of ease of doing business, this government is moving ahead with the policy of imposing anti-worker labor codes, implementing 12-hour duty, fixed term and multi-task employment, imposing undeclared ban on strikes and abolishing social security. India On SAIL is implementing the theory of bonded labor and slavery. Only capitalists, industrialists and corporate houses are going to benefit from this and the poor will become poorer. Instead of waiving farmers’ debt, giving minimum support price for crops and vegetables and implementing the recommendations of the Swaminathan Commission, the Modi government is raining tear gas shells on the farmers.

The Modi government, which promises Modi’s guarantee and is well-wisher of the poor and promises good days, is bent upon destroying the poor. The demand of workers for minimum wage of Rs 26 thousand remains as it is. ILO has exposed the Modi government which claims to increase the income of the common Indian by more than fifty percent. International Labor Organization (ILO) has clarified in its recently released data that the real wages of crores of workers in India have decreased due to inflation and other expenses. This government is trying to fool the public. The central government, which gives slogans of women empowerment and women upliftment, has economically weakened the poor and women in the recent interim budget. The government has shown huge indifference in the MNREGA budget. The central government has not increased the salaries of Anganwadi workers by even a single rupee in the last five years. In the last fifteen years, the salaries of mid day meal workers have not been increased by even a single rupee. The Central Government, which complains of the treasury being empty for the workers and employees, has not uttered a single word on recovering the outstanding taxes worth lakhs of crores of rupees from the capitalists. On the contrary, corporate tax has been reduced to benefit the capitalists. The government has continuously given protection to tax evading capitalists in the last five years.