Central trade unions and independent federations conducted a historic march to Parliament on Feb 23. Lakhs of employees and workers, women in large number participated in the rally and raised slogans against the wrong policies of the government. As a result of the rally, Delhi came to a near stand still. The Central trade unions which gave the call for the rally include AITUC, CITU, INTUC ,HMS and others.
NFPE and Confederation of central Government employees and workers participated in the rally and mobilized large number of employees.
Especially comrades from the nearby circles UP, Haryana, Punjab Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and other circles participated in huge numbers. The rally demanded immediate action to control price rise, strict enforcement of labour laws, concrete measures for protection of employment, social security measures for the unorganized workers not to disinvest and privatize public sector under takings and abolition of contract labour system.
The rally culminated near the parliament street police station where a massive meeting was held .
Confederation of Central Government Employees was represented in the dias by Com S.K.Vyas President . Those who addressed the meeting include Sri. G. Sanjeeva Reddy, M.P.(Congress) and President INTUC, Com. Gurudas Das Gupta, M.P. (CPI) and General Secretary AITUC, Com.Tapan Sen MP(CPM) and General Secretary CITU, Com. Umraomal Prohit HMS, and other leaders .
We can say that this was the biggest ever rally conducted by Trade Unions in Delhi.
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