The Joint Trade Union Coordination committee of Uttarakhand has claimed that the strike called against anti-people policies of the Narendra Modi Government on Wednesday was a complete success in Uttarakhand. The coordination committee which is a common forum of different trade unions of the State took out protest marches in different parts of the State capital and later congregated at Gandhi Park. Different groups consisting of the members of Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Student Federation of India (SFI) and other associations roamed in the city to enforce the strike call on the day. later, addressing the agitators at Gandhi Park, the convener of the committee Virendra Bhandari said that all the trade unions except Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) have joined hands in registering their protest against the anti labour stance of union government. The general secretary of Uttarakhand Roadways Karamchari Sanyukt Parishad, Ramchandra Raturi said that the strike was a total success and unprecedented in the state. He criticized the state government of Uttarakhand for invoking the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) on the agitating employees. Other speakers on the occasion said the Modi Government is planning to harass the drivers and motor owners in the garb of road safety bill. The provision of imposing heavy penalties and registering cases under section 302 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the erring drivers were vehemently opposed by the speakers. They were of the view that the union government has made up its mind to hand over the transport corporations to big corporate houses. The trade unions and associations of Banks, Insurance companies, Department of posts, BSNl, BHEl, BEl, Ordnance factories, Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), Income Tax, National Institute of Visually Handicapped (NIVH), Survey of India, Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam (GMVN), Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam (KMVN), Accounts and audit department, state transport corporation, Private taxi operators, Auto unions, Maxi cabs and others participated in the strike.
Prominent among the leaders who were present in the demonstration included Virendra Bhandari, Ashok Sharma, Vijay Rawat, Samar Bhandari, AP Amoli, Jagmohan Mehidirata, Sher Singh Rana, D K Pathak, Vijay Vardhan Dandariyal, G S Bhandari and Ravi Pachori.