Threat of war and price rise disrupt lives: CITU nat’l secy

Mangaluru: CITU national secretary KN Umesh said that the liberation of the working class is only possible when a struggle is formed through resistance and rejection. He was speaking at a one-day workshop at the Hassan division level, organised under the auspices of the CITU Karnataka state committee here on Monday."The ruling class of the country, strip the working class of their rights and push them back into servitude, to protect their own interests. However, the working class successfully pushed back against all anti-labour policies through strong resistance, preserving labour laws. Today, the ruling class, under the grip of imperialists, are not only abolishing labour laws but also handing over the country's wealth to corporate companies," he said.He called upon the district's working class to organise a struggle against the ruling class through resistance and rejection. He said the crisis of neo-liberalism is intensifying worldwide, resulting in the threat of war and skyrocketing prices that are devastating the lives of ordinary people. He discussed the report of the recent CITU All India conference held in Visakhapatnam and the significant resolutions adopted there.CITU state secretary K Mahantesh elaborated on the report of the CITU Karnataka state conference held in Hassan, stating that the Siddaramaiah govt has transformed into a ‘debt-ridden' govet. By framing extremely stringent regulations for the implementation of labour codes, it betrayed the working class, he noted.The meeting was presided over by the DK district president of CITU, BM Bhat. District general secretary Sunil Kumar Bajal, and CITU state leaders Suresh Kallagara and Chandrashekhar V Kundapur were present.