The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the following statement:
The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) congratulates the millions of workers and employees throughout the country who have struck work and registered a strong protest against the neo-liberal economic policies being pursued by the UPA government.
The call for the strike was given by the united platform of all Central trade unions. This is the first joint strike call by all the Central trade unions and the all India Federations of employees in various sectors. Reports indicate that over ten crore workers and employees participated in the strike.
The general strike was a huge success in the banking, telecom, defence, insurance, mining, transport, insurance, various public sector units, central and state government offices and departments. Shops and markets remained closed in various places. In many places in West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir and Assam, the striking workers had to brave brutal attacks by the police and also large scale arrests. Besides police attacks, the striking workers in West Bengal had to face severe physical attacks by hoodlums let loose by the ruling TMC.
The strike call was given to demand among other things concrete measures to contain price rise; strict enforcement of labour laws; universal social security cover for the unorganized sector workers; against disinvestment of PSUs etc.
The massive response to the strike should serve as a warning to the government that the working people and their unions would not accept such indifference and neglect lying down and they will further intensify their struggle if their basic demands are not addressed. The unity and militancy displayed during this strike should be carried forward for bringing in alternative policies.
CPI(M) Greets the workers for the magnifient strike
28 Tuesday Feb 2012
Posted TU News - India
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Sir,
I MD.Zakir the contract mazdoor of BSNL OFC Mtce., and all the other contract mazdoors of the division participated yesterdays General strike.
We are all participated with all our full efforts to give support to the unions.
Our union leader (COMRADE) supported us a lot. We are all merged in the union from main Exchange and we form as groups we went to first Zillaparishad and from then we are all marched to the Collectorate office.
We casual/contract workers wants to join the union of CCWF so please refer us to join the Comrades.