NCCPA holds Massive
Dharna!
At
'Meghdoot Bhawan' New Delhi today a massive Dharna at the call of NCCPA is in
progress now. Comrade Shiv Gopal Mishra President NCCPA is presiding. Comrade
VAN.Namboodiri Patron NCCPA is delivering inaugural address. Hundreds of
pensioners representing various affiliates are attending. The dais is seen with
leaders comrades KKN.Kutty (SG NCCPA); M.S.Raja (SG Audit); S.C.Maheswari (GS
BPS); D.Balasubramanian (GS AIFPA); K.G.Jayaraj (GS AIBDPA); K.Ragavendran (GS
AIPRPA); and leaders of different affiliates. The Dharna highlighted issues
like Option number1; Pre-2006 Pensioners issue; full Medical facilities to
pensioners; FMA enhancement etc. The dharna was also addressed by leaders like
Comrades Swapan Chakraborti (Dy.GS BSNLEU); Ashok
Ghosh Dy.Secretary West Bengal COC of CGPA); Somaiah
(GS Ground Water Pensioners); M.N.Reddy (GS Telangana All Pensioners and Retired
Persons Association); Kanojia (Income Tax Pensioners Federation); and Rajinder
Prasad Verma (AIPRPA). At the end of the
dharna a memorandum was handed over to Chief PMG for onward transmission to the
Government. The Memorandum covered all the ten issues that got focus in the
programme.
Comrade
Shiv Gopal Mishra addressing NCCPA Dharna!
President
of NCCPA and Staff Side Secretary National Council JCM comrade Shiv Gopal
Mishra is delivering his address now at the massive Dharna of NCCPA at New
Delhi. He emphasized that without a struggle the demands of neither the
employees nor the pensioners will be accepted by the Government. He explained
the details of discussions with the Government authorities and the trend of
negative attitude in the discussions.
Tapen
Sen M.P and GS CITU addressing Dharna of NCCPA
Govt
denies pension to those employees who toiled all through his life for the
service of people and nation. If the service organisations are vibrant and
fighting, then only pensioners issues can be advanced. This important aspect
you comrades not to forget. Parliament is coming up. Government is selling the
nation. They talk nationalism but do anti-national policies. All central TUs
are unitedly organising Dharna in November for
three continuous days. That Dharna is against the anti-worker and anti-people
policies of govt. The corporates able to fool people and that is why they
maintain their grip on people. But if you continue to fight against those
policies that harm people, that grip will weaken. It is no more a govt
supporting the corporates; it is a govt of corporates! Today all unions are in
one platform to oppose privatisation. This is the change that you can't see ten
years back. I take this opportunity of Dharna of senior citizens to tell you in
addition to fight for your demands, also come forward to unite with all
sections in common struggle. You speak about judgments implemented only to
litigants! But the govt got power and majority to enact in parliament to reject
any judgment! Therefore concentrate on your mobilization and fighting capacity!
PF.ESIC like social security organizations have lit of money; this will be
pooled under a commission headed by PM to use it elsewhere! Independent experts
probably proposed by RSS will be the members instead of employers and employees
now in these organisations. This is the kind of situation you are today. Let
all join together and protect social security and universal pension. You should
join mainstream of working class movement. If we unite and identify our enemy,
then no force can defeat us!
