The Assam State committee of the All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation have called a chakka bandh in the State on February 20 and 21 and has extended its full support to the general strike called by the joint forum of the government recognised Central trade unions of the country against the anti-people policies adopted by the Government of India.
“The Union government has adopted a completely lackadaisical attitude towards the demands of the workers and employees of the country. Despite the repeated attempts of the trade unions, the government has not even sat for a talk on various issues related the workers and employees of the country,” general secretary of the federation Biren Sarma said
Similarly, the road transport workers are also facing various problems related to their health, and education of their children among others, but government has not taken any step to redress their grievances, he said.
“In Assam and North East also most of the road transport workers are deprived of their dues. Such workers render their valuable service to the people of this region facing threat to their lives, harassment, terrorism and various types of corrupt practices. Social security to such workers and their families is a must today,” said Sarma.
The federation has appealed all the road transport workers of organised and unorganised sectors to implement the chakka bandh and make the general strike a success in the State.
The Krishak Mukti Samgram Samity (KMSS) has also extended its support to the strike and appealed all to unite and register a strong protest to make the Union government fulfill the demands of common people of the State.
The Sadou Asam Karmachari Parishad (SAKP), in its statement extending its moral support to the two-day strike throughout the country said that price rise of essential commodities have made lives miserable for the common people. “Specially, the Northeastern region faces acute problems due to the hike in the prices of petroleum products, because ours is an importing region,” the statement added.
Assam College Teachers’ Association has also extended its moral support to the strike. A statement from the association said that though the college teachers would attend to their duties because of the ongoing final examinations, they would wear black badges as a mark of protest and their support to the bandh.
“The Union government has adopted a completely lackadaisical attitude towards the demands of the workers and employees of the country. Despite the repeated attempts of the trade unions, the government has not even sat for a talk on various issues related the workers and employees of the country,” general secretary of the federation Biren Sarma said
Similarly, the road transport workers are also facing various problems related to their health, and education of their children among others, but government has not taken any step to redress their grievances, he said.
“In Assam and North East also most of the road transport workers are deprived of their dues. Such workers render their valuable service to the people of this region facing threat to their lives, harassment, terrorism and various types of corrupt practices. Social security to such workers and their families is a must today,” said Sarma.
The federation has appealed all the road transport workers of organised and unorganised sectors to implement the chakka bandh and make the general strike a success in the State.
The Krishak Mukti Samgram Samity (KMSS) has also extended its support to the strike and appealed all to unite and register a strong protest to make the Union government fulfill the demands of common people of the State.
The Sadou Asam Karmachari Parishad (SAKP), in its statement extending its moral support to the two-day strike throughout the country said that price rise of essential commodities have made lives miserable for the common people. “Specially, the Northeastern region faces acute problems due to the hike in the prices of petroleum products, because ours is an importing region,” the statement added.
Assam College Teachers’ Association has also extended its moral support to the strike. A statement from the association said that though the college teachers would attend to their duties because of the ongoing final examinations, they would wear black badges as a mark of protest and their support to the bandh.
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