Joint Trade Union Council rally held on May Day

Workers pledged to protect the Constitution, democracy, unity and secularism

Raipur (Team Newsbuddy):. On the occasion of International Labor Day on 1st May, a warlike rally was taken out by the labor organizations of the capital under the leadership of the Joint Trade Union Council and a public meeting was held. The rally which started from Moti Bagh at 6 pm today turned into a public meeting at Rajiv Gandhi Tiraha via Shastri Bazaar, Chhotapara. Hundreds of workers associated with various constituent organizations including Raipur Division Insurance Employees Union, BSNL Employees Union, Center of Indian Trade Union, Medical and Sales Representatives Union, Postal Employees Union, Central Zone Insurance Employees Association, CG Third Class Employees Union participated in this rally. A large number of women workers also participated in the rally. Addressing the meeting held on this occasion, General Secretary of Central Zone Insurance Employees Association Com. Dharmaraj Mohapatra said that this year’s May Day has brought new challenges. This May Day is being celebrated at a time when the country is in the process of the 18th Lok Sabha elections. We are not untouched by the ill-effects of the anti-labourer, anti-farmer policies adopted by the BJP, the party in power for the last 10 years. The hard-working people of the country are troubled by anti-people steps like inflation, black money, demonetization, GST, anti-labourer-farmer black laws, privatization of public sectors, unemployment. The Modi government’s attitude of crushing every voice raised against it is ultimately pushing the country towards dictatorship.
MK Nandi, Surendra Sharma, Chandrashekhar Tiwari, SC Bhattacharya and VS Baghel addressed the public meeting and called for politically defeating the anti-people Modi government in these general elections!