The Times of India has reported that The Trade Union wings of Major Political parties have called for a all India Bandh to protest spiralling prices on Sept 7th2010.
TOI writes : “Buoyed up by the ‘success’ of the 12-hour strike earlier this month, the trade union wings of all major parties, including the Congress, have planned yet another Bharat bandh on September 7 to protest spiralling prices.”
“A new feature of the September strike, according to TU sources, would be the participation of the Congress-affiliated INTUC. INTUC chief and a Congress MP D Sanjeeva Reddy has been appointed convener for the TU council spearheading the strike effort.”
“AITUC leader and CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta said, “I hope Reddy will fight our battle within Congress as well.”"
The other issues the strike will focus on are the government’s `flawed’ economic policy, disinvestment in the PSUs and the `unkept promise’ of a welfare scheme for the unorganised sector.
“At a meeting of the major TUs here on Thursday, it was decided that a 24-hour bandh would be organised all over the country crippling crucial sectors like telecom, banking, transport and mining.”
