Left demands new law to protect right to strike

NEW DELHI: The Left has demanded a new legislation to protect the government employees'' right to strike that has been taken away by a recent Supreme Court ruling.
Speaking in and outside the Lok Sabha on Friday, CPM group leader Somnath Chatterjee regretted the silence of the government as well as the ruling NDA on the court pronouncement.
``Why not a single NDA MP is speaking?'''' he asked and urged the government to take a stand on the issue.
He termed the right to strike as the last resort and culmination of the collective bargaining process.
He disagreed with the court''s suggestion that the employees seek redressal of disputes through tribunals. ``Hundreds of cases are pending before tribunals,'''' he said.