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Dhanbad, Feb 21: The East Central Railway Karmchari Union (ECRKU), Dhanbad branch, following the directive of the All-India Railway Men’s Federation, observed All India Demands Day today by staging a massive demonstration at the main gate of the Carriage and Wagon Depot.
As per the pre-announced program, railway employees, who are members of ECRKU, gathered at the depot’s main gate to protest in support of their 10-point charter of pending demands.
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Union leaders warned that ECRKU would intensify its agitation if the Dhanbad Rail Division management continued to delay the implementation of their demands. Later, a delegation from the union met Depot In-Charge Abhay Mehta and submitted a letter listing their demands.
The key demands of ECRKU include:
- Immediate filling of vacant posts
- An immediate halt to privatization and outsourcing of railway work
- Construction of new quarters to replace dilapidated ones
- Provision of basic facilities in railway colonies
- Ensuring railway employees do not work more than eight hours per shift
Following the demonstration, several union leaders addressed the gathering, including Netaji Subhash, Jitendra Kumar Saw, N.K. Khawas, Prasant Banerji, Viman Mandal, Surendra Chouhan, Dilip Kumar, Santosh Kumar, N.C. Roy, Gulab Chandra Pandit, Vikash Gorai, Daud Ansari, Saurav Kumar, C.D. Hajam, Ruchi Kumari, Bindu Devi, Babita Kumari, Priti Devi, Laxmi Devi, and others.
