INTUC urges workers to elect Cong in by-polls

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INTUC urges workers to elect Cong in by-polls

Sunday, 25 October 2020 | PNS | BALESWAR

The Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) has urged all its cadres and all central trade unions and industrial, bank and railway federations to defeat the ‘anti-worker’ and ‘anti-farmer’ BJP and BJD candidates in the ensuing Baleswar and Tritol by-polls and instead elect Congress candidates Mamata Kundu and Himansu Mallick in the two respective Assembly seats.

The INTUC passed a resolution in this regard at its zonal conference held at Baleswar.

The BJP-led Government at the Centre, by passing 4 labour codes, two anti-farmer Bills, and the BJD Government in the State, by enhancing working hours from eight to 12 hours, have exposed their nexuses with industrialists and multinational companies, alleged INTUC Odisha Branch president Dr Rama Chandra Khuntia.AICC Odisha in-charge Dr A Chellakumar inaugurating the conference said the INTUC has always fought for the workers’ interest.

Though the INTUC supports the Congress, yet it doesn’t hesitate to oppose the wrong policies of the Congress Governments against workers and farmers. He appealed INTUC workers to support the Congress candidates. PCC president Niranjan Patnaik said all development works in Odisha and Baleswar had been done during Congress Governments.

Congress Chief Whip in Assembly Tara Prasad Bahinipati, MP Saptagiri Ulaka, former MP Pradeep Majhi and Sudarsan Das also urged voters to support Congress candidate Kundu.

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