It was an unprecedented mobilization in Agartala, the capital city of Tripura, on 9th December. At the call of Tripura State Committee, more than 50,000 men and women had poured in to the Vivekananda Maidan from different parts of the state. Many came by walk even from long distances, hundreds of vans and jeeps brought many and some came by the metergauge train. The vast maidan was overflowing by noon, when the meeting began.
This rally of workers was organized by CITU State Committee, to declare the support of the workers to the LF Govt. in Tripura and to declare that workers will make the formation of the Seventh Left Front Government in the state a reality in the elections to be held in February 2013.
Not only the maidan, but the town and suburban areas were turned into red through flags, festoons and banners. The main contingents of workers came into the maidan, as brigades named after Comrades M.K. Pandhe, Baidyanath Majumdar, Biren Dutta and Bhanu Ghosh.
Manik De, President, State CITU and Labour Minister, presided over the meeting. Piyush Nag, General Secretary of State Committee, A.K. Padmanabhan, President CITU and Manik Sarkar, Chief Minister addressed the huge gathering.
Padmanabhan greeted the workers on behalf of more than 55 lakhs of CITU members out side Tripura and expressed the hope that the working people of Tripura will be able to defeat all the conspiracies of the Congress Party and ensure the formation of the L.F. Govt. for the Seventh time. He hoped that the victory in Tripura will enthuse the left and democratic forces in the country and the mss movement against the anti-people UPA and communal and divisive forces in the country will get strengthened. He explained the united struggles of the Trade Union movement in the country against the neoliberal policies of the ruling classes and called upon the CITU cadres to reach out to each and every worker in the state with the message of united movement in the country. The struggle at the national level and the struggle for the formation of the seventh LF Government are part and parcel of the struggle for a change in the policies of the ruling classes and safeguard the interests of the toiling masses.
Manik Sarkar, in his address cautioned the workers, about the conspiracies being hatched by the Congress opposition in the state. He explained how these forces had acted in the past, especially in 1988, when the popular mandate of the people was overturned with the help of army and also terrorist organizations; at the direct intervention of Rajiv Gandhi Govt. at centre.
Those five years became a period of unprecedented attacks on the people and the leaders. But, the people fought back and the third L.F. Govt. was voted to power in 1993. After that, in every election people have voted for the left. He explained in detail, the pro-people, pro-worker measures of the L.F. Govt. and various schemes introduced for the workers.
In Tripura, various organizations are mobilizing masses in support of the left and the 9th December rally of workers was fourth in a series of mass rallies and the previous one were organized by Ganamukti Parishad of the Tribal People, then the Dalits, followed by youth organized by DYFI and Tribal Youth Federation (TYF). On 16th December, AIDWA organized a massive womens rally. The massive and enthusiastic participation of people in rallies and the campaigns makes one confident that Seventh L.F. Govt. in Tripura will be a reality in 2013.
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