Excerpts of the interview of MEL with Com Sunil Kumar P. (SKP), Secretary General, All India Station Masters Association (AISMA).
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Demonstration of railway drivers along with families against deployment of unmanned crew lobbies
On 17th August 2021, loco drivers and their families including children staged a demonstration, under the banner of All India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA), in front of the Bilaspur Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) office. The DRM of Bilaspur did not even allow the drivers to set up tents for the demonstration. The driver and their families protested this by raising slogans. They had to stage their protest under a tree.
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Rail drivers protest across the country against privatization
Demonstration in Bilaspur On 10th August 2021, the members of the All-India Loco Running Staff Association (AILRSA) organized a protest over their 17-point demands. These protests were organized in about 650 lobbies of 16 zones of railways across the country. Despite the demonstration being declared illegal by the railway administration,
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Protest against privatization of country’s property
On 9th August 2021, a protest demonstration was organized in the call of central trade unions at Ghari check in Ambikapur in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh.
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On the occasion of August 15 :
Kisans organise rallies across the country
On August 15, the 74th anniversary of India’s independence from colonial rule, kisan organisations organised rallies all over the country.
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Militant Rally in London in support of kisan andolan!
Over a thousand people participated in a militant rally in London, UK on August 15th 2021. The protest rally was organised to express the support of Indian workers and students in the UK to the kisan andolan in India. Indian Workers Association (GB) was amongst many organisations participating in the protest rally. The protestors gathered outside the Indian High Commission in London.
Continue readingOn the Occasion of Independence Day, 2021:
India needs a new foundation
Statement of the Central Committee of the Communist Ghadar Party of India, 15th August, 2021
After 74 years of economic development under a politically independent State, crores of able-bodied men and women in our country cannot find remunerative work. Crores of those who toil from dawn to dusk do not make enough for a decent human existence.
Continue readingAll India Forum Against Privatisation supports the struggle of electricity workers
We are publishing a statement of solidarity with electricity workers issued by the All-India Forum against Privatisation on 3rd Aug 2021.
Continue readingCapitalist Profits rose while People suffered in 2020-21
The financial year 2020-21 was a period when the majority of people in the country went through untold suffering. Crores of working people suffered due to the Corona Virus and due to the national and state level lockdowns. The total size of the economy, measured by the annual value added
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Rising prices of petrol and diesel
Outright robbery of workers and peasants in the name of serving the people
Petrol and diesel account for a huge share of revenue collected by the Central government from excise duty. According to revised budget estimates, excise duty on petroleum products amounted to Rs. 3.6 lakh crore in 2020-21.
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