Dear Comrades,
53rd ANNIVERSARY OF 1960 STRIKE
Today, is the 53rd anniversary of the Glorious Strike of the Central
Government Employees which started on 11th July 1960 and continued for 5
days on the basic demands of the workers. That was their biggest strike in
independent India till then, which shook the edifice of the Government. It was
suppressed by all repressive measures putting thousands in jail, dismissal,
termination etc. But the workers never surrendered. The mighty one day Token
Strike on 19th September 1968 reminded the Government that the workers
can never be suppressed all the times. On this day our Revolutionary salutes to
all those comrades who sacrificed their lives at the altar of struggle and also
who faced inhuman suppression and also the lakhs of workers who participated.
Red Salute to all those who showed through their action that the united
struggle is the right path.
(M. Krishnan), Secretary General
