Congress’s signature campaign against Centre’s laws for farmers and labourers, hundreds of citizens sign the petition
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Mumbai: Launching a scathing attack on the Modi Government for its “anti-labour and anti-farmer policies” Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) chief and former MP Eknath Gaikwad on Monday gave a stern warning against “messing up with Mumbai.” “The industries and institutions of Mumbai are being taken away to Gujarat. We will not allow Modi government to succeed in its intentions to reduce the importance of Mumbai. Mumbai is ours. Do not mess with it,” warned Gaikwad.
The MRCC launched a signature campaign on Sunday at Chembur. The campaign was launched by MRCC office bearers Rajesh Thakkar, Shivkumar Lad, District President Hukumraj Mehta and Taluka President Nilesh Nanche, states an MRCC press release issued here on Tuesday.
He further said that, ‘Modi government is a loose government. The decisions they make are only for the benefit of the industrialists. No wonder, their new laws will destroy the peasantry and the working class. The rural economy is being controlled by the capitalists who will lead to famine in the country. Looting will begin. That is why the Congress has launched a “signature campaign” against it. We will send lakhs of signatures to the Modi government and force it to withdraw these harsh laws, ’said Eknath Gaikwad.
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Gaikwad further informed the citizens about the Modi government’s prejudicial laws related to workers and farmers. He called for more and more citizens for signing the statement of demand against these harsh laws. Hundreds of citizens signed the petition in his presence.
30 lakh signatures from Mumbai
MRCC president Eknath Gaikwad further clarified that he would send a statement of demand to the Modi government with five lakh signatures from each area in Mumbai accordingly 30 lakh signatures from Mumbai will be sent.
Other demands include:
As per the recommendation of Swaminathan Committee, C-2 + 50% formula should be guaranteed to farmers, the rights of farmers, agricultural labourers and workers should be protected, stop privatization of public enterprises, give jobs or allowances to the unemployed, provide financial assistance of Rs. 7500 / – per month to poor families as per social justice scheme, universalize the public order to curb inflation and take action on betting, take stern action against atrocities against women and deprived communities and protect the constitutional reservation of backward classes.
