19th September 1968 strike is written in red letters in the history of Indian Working Class.
The demand raised by the Central Government employees – Need Based Minimum Wage – was the demand of entire working people of India. Even today, the Central Government employees and other section of the working class are on struggle path for realisation of the Need Based Minimum Wage.
There are pages and pages to be written on the sacrifices of the workers in connection with the strike. The strike was historic in more than one sense. The same government which refused to accept the demands were compelled to implement some of them afterwards. No struggle goes in vain. The long term impact of a struggle for a genuine cause should be understood properly. The benefits of past struggles often accrues to the present/future generation. Struggles are inevitable to establish more and more equitable peaceful society.
Let us salute the martyrs of past struggles.
Let us remember with gratitude all those who suffered immensely in the past struggles.
Let us carry forward the proud legacy left behind them to make the life of future generations brighter.
Let us resolve to make future struggles massive success.
( From V V S Murthy , AGS)
The demand raised by the Central Government employees – Need Based Minimum Wage – was the demand of entire working people of India. Even today, the Central Government employees and other section of the working class are on struggle path for realisation of the Need Based Minimum Wage.
There are pages and pages to be written on the sacrifices of the workers in connection with the strike. The strike was historic in more than one sense. The same government which refused to accept the demands were compelled to implement some of them afterwards. No struggle goes in vain. The long term impact of a struggle for a genuine cause should be understood properly. The benefits of past struggles often accrues to the present/future generation. Struggles are inevitable to establish more and more equitable peaceful society.
Let us salute the martyrs of past struggles.
Let us remember with gratitude all those who suffered immensely in the past struggles.
Let us carry forward the proud legacy left behind them to make the life of future generations brighter.
Let us resolve to make future struggles massive success.
( From V V S Murthy , AGS)