Trade unions to protest government plans to sell stakes in 10 major companies

Trade unions have held a massive rally to protest government plans to sell stakes in 10 major companies. Centre of Indian Trade Unions National General Secretary Tapan Sen, MP, “alleged that the move was part of the concerted efforts of Union government to allow back-door entry to corporates like Reliance in the defence-related production sector. He said workers’ unity would help protect the PSUs from corporate greed to misappropriate government land and resources. INTUC State president R. Chandrasekharan, HMS leader Thampan Thomas, and M.B. Rajesh, MP, also used their speeches to stress the need for workers’ unity to protect the PSUs. [Public sector companies]”