AGARTALA, Dec 17 (TIWN): Tripura CPI-M’s trade union CITU leader, Ex-Minister Manik Dey has called for 48-hours successful strike in Tripura on January 8 and January 9 as a part of national agitation. Addressing media, Manik Dey said that across India anti-BJP wave is going on and our 48-hours-strike will bring a blow to the upcoming Lok Sabha Election as well as. “Across the nation, BJP Govt has lost Assembly Elections which has shown the public agitation against BJP Govt and how people lost their trusts in the Govt. Before the elections in 5 states also farmers across the country gathered to voice against Modi Govt at Delhi and public rage against the Govt is due to the wrong police of the Govt. Neta (leader) changing is not important but the Neeti (policy) of the Govt is highest important. Amid much protests and demands also, Modi Govt is unready to change their Neeti and that’s why the anger of people are fueling against the Govt day by day. Thus, along with whole nation we call all the common men to join the strike and silently to raise voice against the anti-people’s Govt”, Manik Dey told media.

The CPI-M and its various wings have already started massive propaganda calling people to succeed the strike. At Longtariai, a massive rally was conducted in this regard by CPI-M and also Amarpur a convention was called in this regard. Tripura CPI-M fully supporting the strike has called for a peaceful observation of the strike, whereas the ruling BJP in Tripura has already opposed the strike and likely to force vehicle movement.

The protest is scheduled to have against privatization, corporate centric governance of the BJP Govt at Centre and State.

“In order to serve the interests of the multinational companies with Indian corporate, the present government is pursuing blatantly anti-people, anti-workers and anti-national policies at the cost of severely damaging the national economy and destroying its indigenous productive and manufacturing capabilities. Such a regime must be defeated squarely to force the pro-people changes in policies on all fronts,” the CTUs said earlier.

A decision to this effect was taken at the national convention of workers on Friday where 10 central trade unions, barring the RSS-affiliate Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh, jointly adopted the resolution to hold joint conventions, rallies and protests across the country over the next three months which will be followed by a two-day general strike in January next year.

The 10 central trade unions included INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, UTUC, AIRF and NFIR. Representatives of all independent national federations of workers and employees, of industrial and service sectors, central and state government employees including railways, defence, health and education joined the convention. 

“Government has been continuing to arrogantly ignore the 12 point charter of demands on minimum wage, universal social security, workers’ status including pay and facilities for the scheme workers, besides going for privatization of public and government sector and mass scale hiring on contract,” the CTUs said in a joint statement issued after the convention.