RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh vehemently opposes govt decision of privatisation in 8 sectors

May 16: All does not seem to go very well with the economic policies of Modi government. On Saturday, the RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) “strongly opposed” the announcements on privatisation in eight sectors of the Indian economy made earlier in the day by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

BMS General Secretary Vrijesh Upadhyay in a statement said, “For employees, privatisation means massive job loss, below quality jobs will be generated, profitisation and exploitation will be the rule in the sector. Without any social dialogue, the government is bringing gross changes and is going in the wrong direction.”

BMS is opposed to allowing FDI in sectors such as defence, food processing and pharma and said, “Government becoming shy of consultation and dialogue with trade unions, social representatives and stakeholders shows lack of confidence in their own ideas and is highly condemnable.” The BMS said that setting aside Rs 50,000 crore for the privatisation of coal sector was “objectionable”, adding that auction of 500 mining blocks, including those of bauxite and coal, was against national interests.

The BMS, which has also planned a nationwide protest on May 20 against the changes made to labour laws in several states, said workers have been left to their devices by their employers and contractors who they served for many years and contributed as wealth creators, stated a report in the Hindustan Times.