Today is Bharat Bandh. I don't know where!!! One of my friends said that he wanted to find out as to in which police station Bharat is Bandh!!!! (भारत बंद है, न जाने किस थाने में? ढूंढ़ने जा रहा हूँ) Meanwhile, on serious note, I would like to tell all those, who were as 'uneducated' as I on this issue, that all the major trade unions have called this shutdown against the policies of the UPA government.
It is a two-day shutdown and strike called by 11 registered trade unions, cutting across party lines. The are protesting against the 'anti-people' policies of the Manmohan Singh government. These all trade unions feel that constant rise in prices of almost all commodities, poor implementation of labour laws and disinvestment in PSUs and relaxed norms for FDI in various sectors are the blows that the present UPA government has unleashed on the masses.
The trade unions have also demanded that pensions for everyone, removal of ceiling on bonus and provident fund benefits be provided to every worker. And, surprisingly, besides trade unions affiliated to the Left and pro-BJP, Bharat Mazdoor Sangh, the pro-Congress INTUC is also supporting and participating in the Bharat Bandh.
It is a two-day shutdown and strike called by 11 registered trade unions, cutting across party lines. The are protesting against the 'anti-people' policies of the Manmohan Singh government. These all trade unions feel that constant rise in prices of almost all commodities, poor implementation of labour laws and disinvestment in PSUs and relaxed norms for FDI in various sectors are the blows that the present UPA government has unleashed on the masses.
The trade unions have also demanded that pensions for everyone, removal of ceiling on bonus and provident fund benefits be provided to every worker. And, surprisingly, besides trade unions affiliated to the Left and pro-BJP, Bharat Mazdoor Sangh, the pro-Congress INTUC is also supporting and participating in the Bharat Bandh.
