By Tripura24 News Desk | Jirania
Sunday, January 25, 2026
JIRANIA: In a major push toward the upcoming nationwide protest, the Jirania Sub-divisional Committee today organized a mass convention at the CITU State Headquarters to mobilize support for the General Strike on February 12, 2026. The convention brought together Central Trade Unions, the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), and various mass organizations to voice their dissent against the Central Government’s “anti-people” and “anti-labor” policies.
Focus on Repealing the Four Labour Codes
The primary agenda of the convention was the immediate repeal of the four new Labour Codes, which the unions argue will dismantle decades of hard-won labor rights. Senior leader and former CEM of TTAADC, Radha Charan Debbarma, who was the guest of honor, launched a stinging attack on the BJP-led NDA government.
“The consolidation of 29 labor laws into four draconian codes is nothing but a gift to large corporations at the cost of the Indian working class. It strips workers of job security, minimum wage guarantees, and the right to organize. February 12 will be a day of reckoning where the workers and farmers of Tripura will join the national call to say ‘enough is enough’,” Radha Charan Debbarma stated.
Key Demands Highlighted at the Convention
The joint platform of workers and farmers outlined a 14-point charter of demands, which includes:
- Scrapping the Labour Codes: Reinstating the original labor laws that protect worker interests.
- Legal Guarantee for MSP: Implementing the Swaminathan Commission recommendations ($C2+50\%$) for all crops.
- Stopping Privatization: Immediate halt to the privatization of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and the Electricity (Amendment) Bill.
- Social Security: Ensuring a minimum monthly wage of ₹26,000 for all workers and a minimum pension of ₹10,000.
- MGNREGA Protection: Opposing the new “Viksit Bharat – Gramin” Act and demanding 200 days of work with higher wages under the original rural employment guarantee scheme.
Mobilization Strategy for Jirania
The convention saw representatives from CITU, AIKS (All India Kisan Sabha), and other democratic youth and women’s wings. The committee resolved to take the campaign to every village and factory floor in the Jirania sub-division.
- Public Outreach: Starting next week, the committee will conduct “Padayatras” and street meetings to explain the impact of the Labour Codes to common citizens.
- Joint Front: Leaders emphasized that the unity between the “Khet Mazdoor” (Agricultural Labor) and the “Shilpa Shramik” (Industrial Worker) is the only way to resist the current economic policies.
The event concluded with a formal pledge taken by all attendees to ensure a total shutdown in the Jirania sector on February 12, mirroring the national sentiment against the “corporate-communal nexus” in governance.
