The two-day nationwide trade union strike began on a tragic note after a trade union leader was killed in Ambala in the wee hours on Tuesday.
“Narender Singh, the treasurer of a AITUC union was stabbed to death near the Ambala bus stand by some miscreants who wanted to take out buses from the depot despite the strike,” AITUC General Secretary Gurudas Dasgupta said.
Condemning the murder, Dasgupta said the strike would continue despite such a heinous attack.
The strike called by country’s 11 registered trade unions, cutting across party lines, began from midnight to protest against the “anti-people” policies of the UPA govt that include price rise, poor implementation of labour laws and disinvestment in PSUs/increased FDI in various sectors.
Pensions for everyone along with removal of ceiling on bonus and provident fund are among the demands raised by the unions. Apart from all the 11 trade unions, over 2000 independent unions have also joined the protest.