Tarun Karthick
Sri Vijaya Puram, 10 January 2025
To commemorate the forty second anniversary of the historic All India Strike of staff and farmers on January 19, 1982, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) organized a mass demonstration in entrance of the Municipal Council workplace at Aberdeen Bazaar on nineteenth January 2025. The occasion was a part of a nationwide name collectively given by CITU, AIKS, and different organizations to look at the day as Mazdoor-Kisan Unity Day.
The demonstration started at 10 a.m. and noticed participation from a lot of staff representing varied commerce unions from Port Blair’s city areas, regardless of it being a Sunday. The occasion paid tribute to the ten staff and farmers who misplaced their lives throughout police firings through the first-ever nationwide joint strike in 1982.
R. Surendran Pillai, President of the CITU Andaman & Nicobar State Committee, inaugurated the programme. In his handle, he highlighted the importance of the 1982 strike, calling it a landmark second of unity between farmers and staff in India’s labour motion. He additionally drew parallels with the continued year-long farmers’ agitation in Delhi and neighbouring states, emphasising the persistent struggles of farmers for his or her real calls for.
D. Ayyappan, Vice President of the CITU State Committee, mirrored on the historic significance of the 1982 strike, describing it as a pivotal second in India’s journey towards socio-economic change. He lamented that, even after 42 years, the situation of staff and farmers throughout the nation stays dire.
Dr. Gouranga Majhi, President of the A&N State Committee of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS), praised the 1982 strike as one of the wonderful episodes of militant wrestle in post-independence India, symbolising the unity between city and rural staff and farmers.
The mass demonstration was additionally led by CITU State Secretaries P. Sathyapal, S.P. Kalairajan, Anand Rajan, and M. Yugander, together with S. Chidambaram, Vice President of the AIKS State Committee.
The occasion underscored the enduring relevance of the unity and struggles of staff and farmers, as attendees reiterated their dedication to advancing their collective calls for.
