India - declaration PCI (Maoist) - 24 Hrs BANDH on 10-10-2015 Against the Closure of BALCO

COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (MAOIST)
DANDAKARANYA SPECIAL ZONAL COMMITTEE
Press Release
03 October , 2015

We strongly oppose and condemn the closure of BALCO-Bharat Aluminium
Company (presently Sterlite-Vedanta) by it's management and appeal to workers and
employees to wage a decisive struggle against the management's illegitimate decision.
Against closure of BALCO, our Party gives a day's call for Chattisgarh Bandh on the
forthcoming 10 October, 2015 and appeals people, democratic, patriotic and progressive
forces, students and youth to come forward to make this statewide Bandh a success.
Anil Agarwal, one of the Domestic Corporate Houses', has sent BALCO's closure
report to Central government, which by hastily approving it has brought more than a
thousand workers and employees on to the streets. Naturally Raman Singh's BJP
government in the state has not opposed it. Approval to the closure of BALCO is the
result of the ruling bhramhanical hindu fascist government's at the Centre and State's
anti labour policy and pro domestic and foriegn Corporate Houses's economic and
industrial policies. It is appropriate to note that in 2001, the then ruling BJP
government at the Centre itself has sold 5 thousand crore worth BALCO's 51 percent
share for a meger 550 crore i.e. at a throw away price to Anil Agarwal's Sterlite-Vedanta
company. Since then, hundred's of workers and employees' retrenchment continued
unabated and now for fullfilling their selfish interests company has been closed down
completely. It is the same Vedanta Company, whose legal adviser was Chidambaram,
who was the former Home Minister of the Congress. It is the same Vedanta, which is
trying to snatch Niyamgiri's bauxite hills from the Khondh tribals.
Our Party calls upon countrywide progressive, patriotic and democratic forces and
trade unions, intellectuals and general public to come forward to demand to restart
closed down BALCO, to ensure livelihood of the workers, to see to it that they get their
due wages unhindered, to declare null and void the anti workers' agreement with Anil
agarwal's Vedanta, which permits to close down within 12 years of transfer and take
back its complete shares unconditionally without further delay. We also appeal to build
a broad and united struggle. In support of the above demands we appeal the people of
the state to make it a success a day's Bandh on 10 October, 2015.
(Gudsa Usendi)
Spokesperson,
Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee,
CPI (Maoist).