Condemnation of lathi charge on poor rehriwalas near Vardhman Mill
Author(s): City Air NewsLudhiana, September 9, 2015: The Joint Council of Trade Unions, Ludhiana has in strong words condemned lathi charge on poor rehriwalas near Vardhman Mill on Samarala Road. The Police had asked the RehriWalas to...
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Sep 9, 2015 09:30
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Ludhiana, September 9, 2015: The Joint Council of Trade Unions, Ludhiana has in strong words condemned lathi charge on poor rehriwalas near Vardhman Mill on Samarala Road. The Police had asked the RehriWalas to remove their Rehries during Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal’s visit to the area. But after he had left the poor vendors went to park their Rehries in that area. But the municipal corporation officials with large contingent of police removed them forcibly. After this the poor vendors staged dharna at the Chandigarh Road. The police beat them mercilessly injuring large number of poor vendors. It is pertinent to mention here that they have been parking their Rehries at these places for several years and no notice has ever been served to them by the corporation. Moreover an act on this issue was passed in 2014 but the government has not done anything on this provide alternative places. The Joint Council has demanded that the officials responsible for this act of snatching away the livelihood of the poor people must be punished so also the police personnel. The corporation should earmark the places in the city where these vendors and hawkers should be given place to sell their goods. Those who issued the statement include Com D P Maur – Secretary of the Council, Naresh gaur – President, Gurnam Singh Sidhu, CharanSarabha, Vijay Kumar and Feroze Master.
Meanwhile, the Communist Party of India District Ludhiana has in strong words condemned Lathi charge on poor Rehri Walas near Vardhman Mill on Samarala Road. This is a total violation of human rights of poor people who have been forcibly denied the right to livelihood. Com Kartar Singh Bowani – District Secretary, Dr Arun Mitra – Assistant Secretary have demanded that the practice of disturbing the normal life of people during the visits of the so called VIPs must be abandoned. Those responsible for this heinous act of beating the poor people should be booked as per the law, they demanded.
Date:
Wednesday, September 9, 2015
