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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IPL 2026 to be held between March 26-May 31 window
Mumbai (PTI): The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will be held between the March 26 to May 31 window but it remains to be seen if Bengaluru, the home of RCB, holds the opening match.
As per the norms, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium should host the tournament opener given the home side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the IPL 2025 title.
While the venue has received conditional clearance from the Karnataka state government, it also needs to meet the necessary safety and security standards following the death of 11 fans in a stampede during RCB's victory celebrations in June this year.
The mini-auction for IPL 2026 will be held in Abu Dhabi today with three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders coming in with the biggest purse.
