Tumkur: AITUC stages protest against the Center’s anti-labor policies
Tumkur: Opposing the central government’s anti-labor policies, AITUC carried out a protest march from Town Hall to BSNL office under the theme ‘Mazdoor Bachao, Desh Bachao, Modi Hathao’.
Addressing labors at Town Hall, AITUC district president Girish said the Union Government is practicing anti-labor and pro-owner policies by converting about 44 labor laws into four simplified codes. As per the existing law, all the rules of the labor laws are applicable if there are 20 workers in a factory or company, but it has been increased to 40 in the new law. As a result, around 47 crore unorganized labors are going to come out of the labor laws. It will be like; there won’t be any relation between the owner and the labors. So we are fighting to scrap this law, "he said.
“The central government has snatched away the cesses of labor welfare, building workers, beedi workers, and other cesses; by implementing GST. Now, for everything we must stand before the central government with folded hands,” he added.
This is precisely the same as the millions of construction labors, Beedi labors, and other workers are being done injustice. Also, the owners have knocked the court’s door against the board's decision as per which the minimum wage of Rs.14,000 per month must be given to labors. The central government is indirectly supporting it, he accused.
Many protesters including AITUC Ashwatnarayana, Satyanarayana, Ramesh Shira, Madhugiri Ramanna, Thurvekere Sivananda, Gubbi Doddatimmaiah, Ravishankar of Indosis were present.
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Karnataka High Court urges Parliament to enact Uniform Civil Code
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has urged Parliament and state legislatures to enact a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), stating that such a law would uphold equality for women, promote harmony among castes and religions, and protect individual dignity.
The observation came from a bench headed by Justice Hanchate Sanjeevkumar while hearing a property dispute involving the estate of Abdul Basheer Khan, who died intestate, leaving behind both inherited and self-acquired immovable properties.
In its judgment, the court directed the Registrar General to send a copy of the order to the Principal Law Secretaries of the Union government and the State of Karnataka. It stressed that enacting a UCC would align with Article 44 of the Constitution and the principles laid out in the Preamble—justice, liberty, equality, fraternity, and national unity.
The bench noted that a UCC would ensure justice and equal opportunity for all, particularly women, regardless of caste or religion, and would safeguard the dignity and individuality of every citizen. It also cited Goa and Uttarakhand as examples of states that have introduced UCC laws and encouraged others to follow.
In the case at hand, the High Court upheld a lower court ruling that recognised Shanaz Begum’s right to a share in three properties. The appeal filed by the sons of Abdul Basheer Khan was dismissed, along with a cross-objection by Shanaz Begum seeking a larger portion of the estate.
Article 44 of the Indian Constitution states that the State shall endeavour to secure a uniform civil code for all citizens across India.
