Tamil Nadu: Hundreds of Union Members Join Anti-Centre Protest
Similar agitations were held at Karur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Pudukkottai, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts
TIRUCHY: Police took into custody hundreds of members of various trade unions like the AITUC, CITU, LPF, HMS, LLF, UTUC, etc., when they resorted to a road roko on the busy Main Guard Gate area of Tiruchy on Monday, stressing their 10-point charter of demands.
The demands include immediate withdrawal of the four consolidated labour codes, giving up the move to privatise electricity network and public sector undertakings, revoking the Amendment Act 2025 and Shanti Act, including other provisions, cancelling free trade agreements with the US and European nations that harm farmers, MSMEs, taking action against irregularities happening in all exams, including Neet and CBSE, cancelling Neet examination, give up privatisation of education, etc.
CITU Rengarajan, AITUC Ramaraj, Tamil Nadu Vivasayigal Sangam Ayilai Sivasuriyan, LPF Joseph Nelson, HMS Gnanadurai, LLF Deivegan, UTUC Sivaselvam and their members took out a procession from Tepakkulam post office to the BSNL office and blocked the road, shouting anti-Centre slogans.
Police took the protestors into custody.
Aytilai Sivasuriyan told mediapersons the nationwide agitation was organised to commemorate the Quit India Movement day.
Similar agitations were held at Karur, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Pudukkottai, Tiruvarur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai districts.
In Tiruvarur district, the protest was led by M. Chelladurai, state president of the All India Agricultural Workers Union, CITU district president K.P. Jothi Doss and CPI(M) district secretary T. Murugaiyan.
