March by railways employees

Under the banner of the Indian Railways Employees’ Federation (IREF), a huge march was taken out from worker club of RCF to RCF Colony, as a part of ‘Jan Jagran Abhiyan’, which has been going on from September 19. Members of the union have been up in arms against the National Monetisation Pipeline scheme, indiscriminate contracting and outsourcing in railways, privatisation of railways, changing 44 labour laws into four codes, snatching rights of workers, employees rights, rising unemployment and inflation. To create awareness a torch march was taken out against the wrong policies of the Centre and Indian Railways. Sarvjit Singh, general secretary, Indian Railways Employees’ Federation and RCF Employees’ Union, said the Central Government launched attack to privatise 13 departments, including Railways through the National Monetisation Pipeline scheme.

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He said many countries of the world have been forced to nationalise railways after poor results of privatisation, but in our country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, is walking on the path of indiscriminate privatisation.

Against which this public awareness campaign is being run in the entire Indian Railways so that a big mass movement can be created. He appealed to the employees of RCF to be ready for a long and decisive struggle and said that once again the time has come for the people of RCF to repeat their golden history.

Bachitar Singh, vice-president, RCFEU, said one should learn from the farmers’ movement in the country. He said we should unite and challenge the policies of the Central Government.