Port Blair, Feb 8: As per the call given by the CITU Centre, Delhi to observe 8th February, 2024 as the Kerala Solidarity Day against the discrimination meted out to Kerala State by the central government, the Andaman & Nicobar State Committee of CITU has organized a mass demonstration today (8th February, 2024) in front of the Port Blair Municipal Council, Aberdeen Bazar, Port Blair.
Inaugurating the Mass Dharna, B. Chandrachoodan, General Secretary, CITU A & N State Committee said that the BJP government at the centre has been trying to destabilize the non-BJP State Governments in the country through various ways and said that sheer discrimination has been meted out to State of Kerala in the matter of allotment of funds, allowing loan by State Government and through the unnecessary interference in the government by Governor.
Addressing the gathering, D. Ayyappan, Vice President, CITU A & N State Committee critcised the Modi government for harassing the non-BJP State Governments in the country by denying them of the lawful share of taxes collected. He said that the non-BJP State Governments are being targeted through Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax, CBI, etc. and said that a number Ministers of non-BJP state governments have been jailed on various charges. He further said that the federalism is under a grave threat during the Modi government as powers of the State governments are being taken away on one pretext or other.
Senior leader D. Laxman Rao and SP Kalairajan, Secretary, CITU State Committee also spoke on the occasion. A large number of workers from various trade unions functioning at Port Blair attended the programme.