The Bharatiya Rail Dalit Mazdoor Association (BRDMA) in a bid to register its protest against the policies of the Union Government such as new pension scheme, proposed implementation of Public Private Partnership (PPP) model in certain areas in the Railways among other things has decided to stage a demonstration in national capital on Tuesday.
A delegation of more than 60 members of the association from South East Central Railway (SECl) is set to leave for New Delhi on Sunday from here. They, according to its senior national vice president S Harris, said would not hesitate to court arrest it the situation demanded.
The association, he said was strongly opposed to the Central Government’s policies such as the new pension scheme, privatisation and PPP model of developments in the railways, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) among other things. The PPP model of development, he said would gradually lead to privatisation of the railways and urged Government to spare it (railways) from handing over to private parties who are only interested in profit rather than service.
Besides these, it also wanted the Central Government to put an end to the practice of engaging private contractors for various works. But demanded extension of reservation benefits to Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Class candidates in private companies like in the Government among other demands.