All India Strike by 7 Lakh Coal Mine Workers
More than 7 lakh employees across the
country have launched a 5-day long strike from yesterday, protesting the
Central Government’s decision to sell the company’s shares. This is
expected to severely affect the electric power generation for the next
few days.
The Central Government has decided to
revamp the coal mine companies and sell the shares in the open market.
Coal mine workers all over the country had announced a 5-day long
strike, claiming that the decision was against the principles of
nationalization. The striking workers had also presented their list of
demands.
As per their announcement, the strike
began with the very first shift in the morning, yesterday. More than 7
lakh coal-mine workers are going to gherao their head-quarters and
participate in the strike.
More than 15 lakh tons of coal is dug up
everyday at the government-owned mines, and sent to the thermal power
stations for generating electricity. The strike is expected to take a
severe toll on power generation, and thus, power supply, all over the
country. Even otherwise, coal production has been affected due to
shortage of power to these mines. With the commencement of strike, the
situation is very likely to worsen.
Five important trade unions, including
Bharatiya Janata Party’s Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), INTUC, AITUC,
CITU and HMS, have declared their support and participation in the
strike. The fact that BJP’s own workers’ union is participating in the
strike has become a source of embarrassment for the Central Government.
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