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Farm labour unions demand release of ZPSC chief, to protest outside CM Mann’s Sangrur house on Jan 27
The labour organisation leaders described Maloud’s arrest as a direct attack on the labour movement.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann addresses as he inaugurates the second phase of the anti-drug campaign 'Yudh Nasheyan Virudh', in Kapurthala on Wednesday. (@BhagwantMann X/ANI Photo)
Several rural and farm labour organisations have jointly announced a sit-in outside the Sangrur residence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on January 27, demanding the immediate release of labour leader and Zamin Prapti Sangrash Committee (ZPSC) president Mukesh Malaud.
Malaud was arrested at Nizamuddin railway station in Delhi by Sangrur police on December 30 in old cases related to agitation for land acquisition.
The announcement was made by Pendu Mazdoor Union (PMU) Punjab, ZPSC, Revolutionary Rural Labour Union Punjab, Punjab Khet Mazdoor Union (PKMU) and Mazdoor Mukti Morcha Punjab, among others.
The labour organisation leaders described Maloud’s arrest as a direct attack on the labour movement.
Prominent labour leaders PKMU state general secretary Lachhman Singh Sewewala, All India Farm Labour Union state general secretary Gurmesh Singh, Rural Labour Sabha president Darshan Nahar and Revolutionary Rural Labour Union (Punjab) leader Lakhvir Singh Longowal extended support to the proposed protest.
PMU state chief Tarsem Peter, ZPSC secretary Bikkar Singh Hathoa, Revolutionary Rural Labour Union Punjab chief Sanjeev Mintoo and Mazdoor Mukti Morcha state chief Gobind Chhajali said, “Malaud is not an underground leader. He participated in meetings with the Punjab government, including discussions with Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Cabinet ministers and senior officials, to resolve labour-related demands.”
The leaders also linked the arrest to the ongoing resistance against the Centre’s labour law amendments, the VB-G-RAM-G and the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill, stating that “labour organisations are challenging both the central and state governments through united struggles.”
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They accused the Punjab government of “ignoring labour demands” for the past four years and attempting to privatise public institutions and panchayat land while reneging on pre-election guarantees.
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