Dhanbad: General Secretary of CPI (ML), Dipankar Bhattacharya, on Thursday accussed the BJP of playing divisive politics in run up to assembly elections of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur and claimed the party is seeking votes in the Dharm Sansad, temple and other sentimental issues.

He claimed that if the elections are held on the real issues affecting common people like unemployment, price rise, job losses etc then BJP is not going to gain power in any of these states including in Uttar Pradesh, uttarakhand and Punjab.

He further targeted the government for failing to address all issues affecting the common people during the budget for financial year 2022-2023 tabled on the floor of parliament by finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman.

He further said the BJP government, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi during 2021 claimed that the farmers income will be doubled by 2021 but the government is now keeping mum on the issue.

“The farmers which have suffered a lot during the recent days were expecting a lot from the government for their welfare but budget remained totally silent on the issue of farmers and ignored their issues” charged Bhattacharya who also visited the mines mishap site of Nirsa as part of his Dhanbad visit .

Praduman Choubey

LIC employees protest against Union Budget

Employees of LIC Branch-1, Dhanbad demonstrating in front of their LIC Branch Gautam Dey

Dhanbad: The LIC of India employees on Thursday staged a massive demonstration at Dhanbad to protest against the budget announcement of the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to bring the IPO of LIC in March. The protesters who congregated in front of the LIC Dhanbad branch officer under the banner of Bima Karmchari Sangh ,Charged that the government is trying to benefit its corporate partners by privatizing LIC of India and a large number of other profit making PSUs.

Hemant Mishra General secretary of Hazaribagh division of Bima Karmchari sangh said that “nationwide protest will be carried out against the plan to bring IPO of LIC as the organization established in 1956 with an investment of Rs 5 thousand crore has developed asset of Rs 32 lakh crore through the accumulation of small savings of the investors for years and providing insurance cover to more than 40 crore people,” said Mishra.

Praduman Choubey