Mass Dharna - Overwhelming response from the employees & workers

PRESS STATEMENT

In support of the nation-wide Strike by central trade unions today (28.02.2012), CITU, BMS

and AICCTU and Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association jointly organized mass demonstration, mass dharna and procession at different parts of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to protest against various anti-working class policies being pursued by the central government. At Port Blair, a Mass Dharna was held at Tiranga Park from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in which workers of trade unions and Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association participated. Later in the evening, a procession was

taken out from Tiranga Park to Secretariat at 4 p.m. in which BSNL Employees Uni

on also participated. At the Secretariat gate, the gathering was addressed by leaders of unions and Association. B. Chandrachoodan (CITU), Shri M. Sadasivan and NKP Nair (AICCTU), Shri M. Veeranna (BMS) and Shri D. Ayyappan and Sadanand Rai (NGOs’ Association) led the Mass Dharna, procession, etc.

At Diglipur, a day-long Mass Dharna was organized in front of the Civil Station which was led by Shri Ashokan, Shri Rajesh Dung Dung and Shri Madan Das. At Mayabunder, a mass demonstration was held in front of the Dy Commissioner’s office which was led by Shri Jagat Ram and Shri Ajay Kumar of NGOs’ Association. At Billiground, a procession was taken out in the evening at Billiground Bazar which culiminated in the public meeting. Addressing the gathering, Shri Tapan Bepari, CPI (M) leader demanded immediate halt to the anti-working class policies being pursued by the central government. He further demanded immediate regularization of all the daily-rated and temporary status workers working in various departments under the Administration. The programme was led by Shri S. Bawali, Shri Mritunjay Biswas and Shri SR Mirdha.

At Rangat, a mass demonstration was held in front of the Tehsildar Office which was led by Shri Deepak Karmakar and Shri Solairaj of NGOs’ Association. At Kadamtala, a massive demonstration was held in front of the Govt. Sr. Secondary School, Kadamtala in which a large number of government employees and workers participated which was led by Shri PL Paik, Shri KL Howlader and Shri Probir Bhattacharya of NGOs’ Association.

At Little Andaman, a huge procession of government employees and workers of Forest & Plantation Development Corporation Ltd. was taken out at Hut Bay Bazar. Shri R. Reji and Shri M Nookaraj led the programme.

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