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10/07/2025 cgpiadmin

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Successful All India General Strike of the working class

Report of Correspondent of Mazdoor Ekta Committee
Crores of workers and working people all over the country enthusiastically participated in the All India General Strike called by trade unions and other workers organisations on 9 July 2025. The strike call was given to protest against the four anti worker labour codes, and the all sided attacks on the working class and people by the Central and state governments. In addition to the 17 point charter of demands put forward by the trade unions, the workers of different sectors also put forth their sector-specific demands.

22/06/2025 cgpiadmin

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Support the struggle against electricity privatisation in Uttar Pradesh!

Call of Kamgar Ekta Committee, 22 June 2025
Kamgar Ekta Committee calls on all sections of the people to extend their unconditional support for the struggle against the privatisation of Dakshinanchal and Purvanchal Vitaran Nigam in Uttar Pradesh. We demand an immediate halt to the anti-national, anti-worker, anti-kisan and anti-people privatisation program, and immediate withdrawal of the draconian service order imposed on the workers of UP electricity companies.

30/01/2025 cgpiadmin

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Electricity workers demonstrate against privatization

The Vidyut Karamchari Samyukta Sangharsh Samiti, Uttar Pradesh has intensified the campaign against the privatization of electricity. On 25 January 2025, electricity employees across the state protested against privatization by wearing black bands.

20/07/2024 cgpiadmin

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People of Mumbai declare their opposition to smart electricity meters!

Report by Kamgar Ekta Committee correspondent

Several organisations came together in Mumbai on Sunday, July 7, 2024 under the banner of Vidyut Smart Meter Virodhi Kruti Samiti (Action Committee for Opposing Electricity Smart Meters), and declared that they would fight against the installation of smart electricity meters till the Scheme is withdrawn.

30/05/2024 cgpiadmin

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Forty-six Federations, Workers’ Unions and People’s Organisations from all over the country unite to fight against anti-people, anti-worker smart electricity meters

Report by Kamgar Ekta Committee Correspondent

In order to make people aware of this impending attack, 46 workers’, farmers’ and people’s organizations have come together and brought out a booklet, Unitedly Oppose Anti-Worker Anti-People Prepaid Smart Electricity Meters, in Hindi and English. The booklet will soon come out in Marathi as well.

29/03/2024 cgpiadmin

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MSEWF decides to oppose Smart Meters

Report by Kamgar Ekta Committee correspondent

On 13^th March 2024, the Maharashtra State Electricity Workers’ Federation (MSEWF) organized a Zoom meeting on the subject “Smart Meters – Myth and Reality”.

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19/01/2024 cgpiadmin

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Workers and users of electricity, let us not be fooled by “smart” meters!

Electricity is a basic necessity of modern life. Making it available at an affordable price is the responsibility of the government. Instead of fulfilling this responsibility, the Central Government is taking steps that will make electricity out of reach for many people, in order to guarantee maximum profits for private companies.

14/03/2023 cgpiadmin

International Women’s Day celebrated in Pune

A program to celebrate International Women’s Day was organised by the Maharashtra State Electricity Workers’ Federation (MSEWF) in Pune on 8th March. Com Bharti Bhoyar, President of the Women’s Front of MSEWF, chaired the meeting. Com Bhoyar emphasised the need for women to fight shoulder to shoulder with their male co-workers, in order to win and defend their rights, as workers and as women.

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25/11/2022 cgpiadmin

Massive Protest Action of Electricity Workers and Engineers

Under the banner of ‘Bijli Kranti Rally’, thousands of electricity workers and engineers from all parts of India came together in a massive protest demonstration at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, on November 23.

22/11/2022 cgpiadmin

Privatisation of Electricity Is against the Interests of Society
The Struggle of Electricity Workers Is Entirely Just

First published in November 2022

A collection of articles published by the Communist Ghadar Party of India between May and August 2022.

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