Kolkata, Aug 07: The Supreme Court ruling on strike today rocked West Bengal with both Left and Right wing government employees demonstrating against the apex court ruling on strike by government employees. Employees belonging to the co-ordination committee of West Bengal government employees and West Bengal Government Employees Union (Naba Parjay), demonstrated in Writers' Buildings, the state secretariat, during the lunch break against the apex court verdict.
Addressing a meeting, general secretary of the co-ordination committee Smarajit Roy Chowdhury described the ruling as 'unfortunate' and said workers had secured the right to strike after prolonged struggle.
Stating that workers resorted to strike only if dialogue failed, he said "they will retain this right through struggle."
Kolkata district committee secretary of the WB Government Employees Union (Naba Parjay) T Pal said that the verdict was 'unprecedented' and would be against the interests of state and Central government employees.
He said the Left Front government had also imposed many restrictions on employees' movements.
Bureau Report