24 organisations stage protest in front of DC office against labour codes, Acts

About two dozen organisations of farmers, workers and labourers staged a protest in front of the DC office, Jalandhar, today, demanding the withdrawal of the VB G Ram G Act, repeal of all four labour codes, repeal of the Electricity Amendment Bill and Seed Amendment Bill and the cancellation of all 'anti-people' privatisation decisions taken by the Centre and Punjab Government.

A memorandum was also submitted to the governments through the DC. Addressing the gathering of people, farm leaders and other speakers said the Centre is making new laws to loot the country's natural resources.

They said this development model being presented by the government was helping corporate houses.

Leaders said the model has taken away employment from landless people, closed the doors of jobs for the educated youth and is preparing to take away the lands of small and medium farmers. They said the Punjab Government is also following in the footsteps of the Centre.

Leaders, accusing the Bhagwant Mann government, said during the last three-and-a-half years, the government has adopted a policy of crushing the struggles of labourers, farmers, employees and unemployed youth organisations.

They said the Mann government's opposition to the laws being framed by the Central Government was eyewash.

A resolution was passed demanding the release of the jailed Mukesh Malaud, president of the Zameen Prapti Sangharsh Committee, and Baldev Singh and Shagandeep of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan). Besides others, Mohan Singh Bal from the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan), Harmesh Malri from the Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union, Tarsem Peter from the Pendu Mazdoor Union Punjab, Santokh Singh Sandhu from the Kirti Kisan Union, Baldev Nurpuri and Balwinder Singh Malhi from the Doaba Sangharsh Committee, Mandeep Singh from the BKU Rajewal, Ramandeep Kaur from the Punjab Students Union, Amrik Singh from the BKU Qadian, Sanjeev Kumar from the Technical Services Union, Jaswinder Phagwara from the Tarksheel Society Punjab, Jaswinder Dhesi from the Jamhoori Kisan Sabha, Sukhjinder Singh from the BKU Lakhowal, Veer Kumar from the Punjab Khet Mazdoor Sabha, Sandeep Arora from the Punjab Kisan Sabha, Punjab State Electricity Board Pensioners Association, Punjab Services Subordinate Services, All-India Kisan Sabha, Bhartiya Kisan Union Khaira, Sunil Bhaini from Shaheed Bhagat Singh Naujawan Sabha, Anganwadi Worker Association, Istri Jagriti Manch, and other youth and student organisations were also present.