[Marxistindia] On Transport Strike

[news from the cpi(m)]

April 30, 2015

 

 

Press Statement

 

 

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

 

On Transport Strike

 

 

The Polit Bureau of the CPI(M) congratulates the road transport workers and
employees for their successful and massive all India strike. Workers
belonging to the public transport, private buses, autorickshaws, taxis and
trucks numbering two crore workers participated in the strike. 

 

The workers were protesting against the Road Transport Safety Bill 2015, the
passage of which would enable the privatization of the transport sector, to
the detriment of the state-owned transport corporations and other bus
operators. Some of the provisions provide harsh penalties to the drivers and
can be liable to misuse.

 

The Polit Bureau demands that the Modi government discuss the provisions of
the Bill with the representatives of the transport sector including the
workers unions instead of trying to push through the Bill in parliament.

 

 

 

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