Andhra Pradesh State LIC Working Women Convention

A.P. State LIC Working Women Convention

The historic First Convention of Andhra Pradesh State LIC Working Women was held at Hyderabad on 16th December 2012. More than 450 women comrades from all the nine divisional units participated. The meeting hall was named in the memory of legendary freedom fighter late Capt. Lakshmi Sehgal. The atmosphere was electrifying and festive. The theme of the convention was “TO BE THE VOICE OF THE VOICELESS”.

Mariyam Dhawale, Vice-President, CITU Maharashtra was the Chief Guest. Punyawathi, Vice-President CITU, A.P,  K. Venu Gopal, General Secretary, AIIEA and Dhanalakshmi, Convenor, CCWW A.P. were the guests of honour. The convention began with three revolutionary songs rendered by a choir of women comrades from Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Warangal.

Madhuri, Treasurer, ICEU Secunderabad division, accorded the welcome address. B. Rajendera Kumar, President, SCZIEF presided over the inaugural session. Clement Das, General Secretary, SCZIEF moved the homage resolution.

Mariyam Dhawale underscored the fact that economic reforms had benefited only the super rich at the cost of the majority of people who were languishing in poverty.

K Venu Gopal emphasized that women comrades must focus their attention on “Higher Participation and Higher Involvement” in the day to day activities of the organization. He pointed out that the government for over two decades made repeated efforts to privatize LIC and GIC. But it could not succeed. He appealed to the employees to be prepared for the ensuing strike actions including the All India two day general strikes on 20-21st February 2013.

It was an opportune moment for SCZIEF to felicitate the Octogenarian veteran freedom fighter Com. Mallu Swarajyam, whose presence had an electrifying impact on the audience. The inspiring biography of Com. Mallu Swarajayam was read by Com. N Aruna Kumari.

Mallu Swarajyam complimented the employees for being in the forefront to protect public sector Navaratanas including LIC, from the onslaught of disinvestment and privatization. She shared with the audience her memorable experiences of the glorious Telangana armed struggle.

Com. Aruna Kumari, Convenor, Zonal Working Women Co-ordination Committee placed a brief report for discussion, which analysed the developments in the society with a gender perspective. 

The convention decided the following: to conduct exclusive trade union classes for women at Divisional Level every year, to contribute articles to the Telugu mouthpiece of SCZIEF “Karmikavahini”, to spontaneously react on acts of demeaning women in society/atrocities on women etc., by organizing solidarity actions, to keep a vigil on programmes/news items appearing in print and electronic media which lack moral values and bring it to the notice of concerned authorities to take appropriate action, to organize the state level conventions before the Zonal Conference.

The convention passed 22 resolutions.