Fifth State Conference of AICCTU Jharkhand Concludes Successfully

The 5th State Conference of AICCTU Jharkhand concluded with a resolve to defeat the anti-worker Modi government in the upcoming general elections. The conference was held in Kathara, Bermo. The conference hall was named after Comrade Mohan Prasad and the stage was named after Comrade Bhaiya Lal Besra and Comrade Laxman Bediya.

The conference commenced with flag hoisting by Comrade RN Thakur and a two-minute silent tribute to the martyrs of the working class movement, innocent Palestinians killed in the Israeli attacks, victims of industrial accidents and natural disasters.

The presidium of the conference consisted of Geeta Mandal, Arun Sahay, Sushila Tigga, Baijnath Mistri, and Upendra Singh. Comrades by Bhuvaneshwar Kewat, Kartik Hadi, Amal Ghosh and Vijendra Prasad were part of the steering committee.

190 delegates from 14 districts of the state, including workers representatives from coal, construction, steel, scheme, energy, sanitation sectors participated in the state conference.

On behalf of the outgoing committee, the state President of AICCTU Jharkhand, Devdip Singh Divakar, welcomed the delegates. The conference was inaugurated by AICCTU's all India General Secretary Comrade Rajiv Dimri. In his address, he emphasized the crucial role of the labour movement in Jharkhand to overthrow the Modi government. This government has proved to be a big disaster for the toiling masses of the country. The government's abolition of 44 labor laws is the biggest blow to workers today. These four labor codes are nothing but a Code for enslavement of workers as much as Manusmriti which is a code for the enslavement of Dalits and Women. Corporate companies have become the forces of domination today. In the name of privatization, public resources and properties of the country are being sold to private companies. To facilitate the process of privatisation, the policy of national monetization has been introduced. Through communal polarization and by fostering chauvinistic national sentiments, attempts are being made to divide the people and to divert the attention of the working masses from the real issues facing the country. It is only by mobilizing people and by intensifying resistance that the anti-worker regime of Modi Government can be resisted. At the end of his speech Comrade Rajiv Dimri highlighted the importance of mass mobilisation and a strong organisation to defend the rights of the working class in the face of ever increasing assaults of the Modi led BJP government.

After the inaugural speech, AICCTU's state secretary Shubhendu Sen presented the draft work report for suggestions and discussions. An open session was held on the occasion of the historic 'November Revolution’ the next day. The Day of Solidarity was also observed in support of the people of Palestine on the same day. The session was presided by AICCTU leader Comrade Vikas Kumar Singh.

Main speakers included CPIML MLA Vinod Singh, CPIML Politbureau member Jarnadan Prasad along with leaders of other central trade unions including Shyamlal Sarkar, the president of INTUC’s coal branch, B.N. Singh, the state president of AIKM, Vijay Bhoyi from CITU, and Iftikhar Ahmed from AITUC.

In the final session, after unanimous approval of the draft report, a new committee under the supervision of the central observer R.N. Thakur was elected. A 41-member committee was formed with Shubhendu Sen as the state secretary, Baijnath Mistri as the president, and Vikas Kumar Singh as the Working President. Bhuvaneshwar Kewat, Krishna Singh, Amal Ghosh were elected as secretaries, Arun Sahay and Subhash Mandal were elected as Vice-Presidents.

The conference concluded successfully with a call to make the Workers' Mahapadav on 26-28 November a great success.