Privatisation of Indian Railways (IR) is being carried out at the behest of Indian and foreign monopolies who want to acquire vast infrastructure, land and workforce of the Indian Railways at cheap prices. This is the real reason for step-by-step privatisation, pursued by all the parties that have been in power for several decades.
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Privatisation of Indian Railways – Part 1: Growing Opposition to the Privatisation of Indian Railways
Indian Railways is a lifeline of the country. Nearly 800 crore people travel on the Indian Railways every year. It is the only reliable and affordable means of long distance travel for crores of workers, between their place of work and their home town or village.
Continue readingOn the Crisis in Public Sector Banks
Comrade Devidas R Tuljapurkar (DRT), General Secretary, Maharashtra State Bank Employees Federation (MSBEF) and Joint Secretary, All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), spoke to Mazdoor Ekta Lehar (MEL) about the crisis in the Public Sector Banks.
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