Massive turnout by workers and farmers in the Protest demonstrations held today, 26th November 2024 - CTUs and SKM will intensify the struggles in the coming days

Around a million people join nationwide mass mobilisation today called upon by the Samyukta Kisan Morcha and the Joint Platform of Central Trade Unions and Independent Sectoral Federations and Associations today 26 November 2024 on the occasion of the 4th anniversary of the all India General strike by the CTUs and the beginning of the historic Delhi Chalo by the SKM.

The programmes were held in districts headquarters in most of the states in around five hundred places. The mass protests were also held in urban and rural India and in the industrial areas in many states. Lunch hour demonstrations were held in many offices in solidarity with the protest action. Leaders of the CTUs and SKM participated in various places.

In many places, police used force and even resorted to lathi charge. In Bhagalpur, Bihar, police lathicharged the workers and farmers who were demonstrating in front of the DM’s office. Six people were injured. Police has arrested three leaders.

Angered by the unprecedented rise in prices of essential food items recently, the participants resolved to intensify the joint struggles for the basic entitlements. Many a places the participation by the mass organisations of students, youth, women, teachers, other professionals and those from the field of art, culture and literature also joined with their respective demands and in solidarity with demands of trade unions and farmer organizations. At the demonstrations in front of the DM’s offices, many local demands also were raised by the platforms.

The leaders who led the demonstrations submitted to the officials a representation addressed to the President of India to seek her intervention in the interest of workers, farmers, the people at large and in the national interest. (The representation is attached for your reference).

The CTUs and SKM will meet soon to take the review of the campaign and further intensification of struggles for achieving their demands with the shift in the pro-corporate policy paradigm of the incumbent Government.