The Jantar Mantar area in New Delhi was full to the brim by about 1000 AM 25th November by the delegates who have come from all parts of the country to participate in the Parliament March against PFRDA. Red Banners and flags of Federations/Associations/Unions were fixed at all available places. More and more contingents of workers were arriving now and then shouting slogans and with their banners held high.
A very big stage was constructed for conduct of the rally. Leaders of all participant organisations had already come. By about 1030, the rally started. Comrade S.K.Vyas, Convener of the Steering Committee welcomed all for the massive participation. A Presidium consisting of leaders of all the participating units conducted the rally. From BSNLEU, VAN Namboodiri was in the Presidium. Leaders of AIRF, AISGEF, AIDEF, Confederation of CG Employees and Workers, NFPE, BCPC, BSNLEU, Teachers etc. addressed the rally expressing strong opposition to the PFRDA Bill. Coms. K.K.N.Kutty (Confederation) Sukomal Sen, Rajendran (AISGEF), V.A.N.Namboodiri, P.Abhimanyu (BSNLEU), M.Krishnan (NFPE), Shiva Gopal Mishra (AIRF), M.S.Raja( Audit & Accounts Assn) and other leaders addressed.
A delegation consisting of Coms. S.K.Vyas, Shiv Gopal Mishra, K.K.N.Kutty, P.Abhimanyu and other leaders went to Parliament, met the Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh and presented the memorandum signed by the leaders and expressed their opposition to the PFRDA Bill.
Coms. Basudevacharia, Tapan sen, both Members of Parliament addressed the rally and briefed the audience about the meeting with the Prime minister. They also assured all help to the justified struggle of the workers.
More than 50,000 workers participated in the rally from almost all states and all sections of government employees, both central and states. At the end of the inspiring rally the leaders of the Steering Committee announced that further programmes will be discussed and decided in the Steering Committee on 20th December 2011.
A very big stage was constructed for conduct of the rally. Leaders of all participant organisations had already come. By about 1030, the rally started. Comrade S.K.Vyas, Convener of the Steering Committee welcomed all for the massive participation. A Presidium consisting of leaders of all the participating units conducted the rally. From BSNLEU, VAN Namboodiri was in the Presidium. Leaders of AIRF, AISGEF, AIDEF, Confederation of CG Employees and Workers, NFPE, BCPC, BSNLEU, Teachers etc. addressed the rally expressing strong opposition to the PFRDA Bill. Coms. K.K.N.Kutty (Confederation) Sukomal Sen, Rajendran (AISGEF), V.A.N.Namboodiri, P.Abhimanyu (BSNLEU), M.Krishnan (NFPE), Shiva Gopal Mishra (AIRF), M.S.Raja( Audit & Accounts Assn) and other leaders addressed.
A delegation consisting of Coms. S.K.Vyas, Shiv Gopal Mishra, K.K.N.Kutty, P.Abhimanyu and other leaders went to Parliament, met the Prime Minister Dr.Manmohan Singh and presented the memorandum signed by the leaders and expressed their opposition to the PFRDA Bill.
Coms. Basudevacharia, Tapan sen, both Members of Parliament addressed the rally and briefed the audience about the meeting with the Prime minister. They also assured all help to the justified struggle of the workers.
More than 50,000 workers participated in the rally from almost all states and all sections of government employees, both central and states. At the end of the inspiring rally the leaders of the Steering Committee announced that further programmes will be discussed and decided in the Steering Committee on 20th December 2011.
The Government should take note of the strong protest of the employees and drop the PFRDA Bill. Otherwise there will be strong struggles by the workers. That is the message given by the Parliament March on 25th November.
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