CITU Levels Mass Demonstration Towards Andaman & Nicobar State Cooperative Bank

Tarun Karthick

Sri Vijaya Puram, 06 March 2025

The Andaman & Nicobar State Committee of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) organized a mass demonstration in entrance of the Andaman & Nicobar State Cooperative Bank Ltd at Phongy Chaung, demanding the instant decision of varied grievances regarding daily-rated workers.

Addressing the gathering, CITU General Secretary B. Chandrachoodan accused the financial institution of harassing daily-rated workers ever because the Andaman & Nicobar Cooperative Workers Union raised calls for for granting them 1/thirtieth of pay plus dearness allowance (DA). He alleged that the financial institution, led by Congress chief and former Member of Parliament Kuldeep Rai Sharma, had arbitrarily refused to increase this profit with out justification.

Chandrachoodan additional claimed that the financial institution had additionally denied daily-rated workers their statutory bonus, regardless of directives from the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and the Labour Commissioner.

CITU State Committee President R. Surendran Pillai elaborated on the calls for of the protestors, whereas D. Ayyappan, Vice President of CITU, criticized the financial institution’s alleged monetary mismanagement. He alleged that whereas daily-wage staff have been being denied their rightful dues, a whole lot of crores of rupees remained excellent as non-performing belongings (NPAs) in opposition to large companies within the islands.

CITU leaders SP Kalairajan (Secretary), Shyamal Koley (Treasurer), P. Sathyapal, Anand Rajan, and M. Yugander (Secretaries) led the demonstration, which noticed a big turnout of protesting staff.

The protest additionally raised considerations about alleged corruption and mismanagement throughout the Andaman & Nicobar State Cooperative Bank Ltd. Speakers on the demonstration emphasised the necessity for transparency and equity within the financial institution’s dealings, notably concerning the remedy of daily-rated workers.

The mass demonstration displays rising discontent amongst staff, with CITU leaders warning of intensified agitation if their calls for usually are not met.