“Whatever works for them to maintain the dictatorship, they do,” said Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata:
West Bengal’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Thursday condemned the decision to send Air India employees on leave without pay for five years. “I am shocked,” said the chief minister of West Bengal and accused the Center and the BJP of taking advantage of the pandemic situation to change the laws without consultation. “Whatever works for them to maintain the dictatorship, they do,” she said.
Re-launch protest against 100% FDI in Coal India – The Indian headquarters of the Coal UPE is in Calcutta – Mrs Banerjee said: “Is there no labor law? Do you want to bulldoze All employees? No salary for five years in this situation? Farmers, migrants, government employees, they all ask for food and money. Money because they don’t have it. economists say they give people money. But are you taking their service from them? You should be ashamed. ”
Referring to the five-year duration of unpaid leave, Ms. Banerjee expressed her suspicion that it had something to do with general elections in five years. “Five years, they will go on leave? What about the elections in five years? I appeal to the States … to the unions … even to the BJP … I appeal, stay together, fight together. Is this the job of a democratic government? All is lost. ”
In order to reduce its number of employees, the Air India Board of Directors authorized the president and chief executive officer (CMD) of the airline to recommend that a non-performing staff member be compulsorily sent on leave without balance for up to five years. years. The move comes at a time when the government is trying to sell the airline, a process that has been delayed due to the coronavirus epidemic.
The fate of the state-run BSNL was also raised. Banerjee said people were scared in Covid’s day, wondering where to get tested and where to be admitted for treatment and not focusing on “arbitrary actions” by the government.
