HUMAN CHAIN — 22.06.2017

Manav Shrankhala

After formation of the Human Chain, the following pledge should be read out loudly by leaders.

= M.Krishnan, 

Secretary General  

Confederation

 THE PLEDGE

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-- We , the Central Government Employees and Pensioners 

-- under the banner of our glorious organisation

-- Confederation of Central Govt Employees & Workers 

-- express our strong protest and discontentment 

-- against the totally indifferent and negative 

-- attitude of the NDA Govt at the Centre

-- towards the genuine and legitimate demands of 

-- thirty two lakhs Central Govt employees 

-- and thirty three lakhs Central Govt pensioners.

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-- We strongly condemn the betrayal of 

-- Hon'ble Home Minister and Finance Minister 

-- who during the negotiation with the staff side 

-- categorically assured increase in Minimum pay

-- and also increase in fitment formula

-- of the Central Govt employees and Pensioners.

-- It is shameful that the Cabinet Ministers 

-- failed to honour their assurance even after twelve months.

-- we demand immediate increase in minimum pay and fitment formula.

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-- Revised allowances including HRA and Transport allowance 

-- are still not granted to  Central Govt employees 

-- we demand immediate revision of allowances from January 2016.

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-- one and the only favourable recommendation of the 7th CPC

-- Option -1 parity for the past pensioners 

-- mercilessly rejected by the NDA Government.

-- we demand implementation of Option -1 parity for pensioners.

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-- We strongly oppose privatisation of social security and pension

-- we demand scrapping of contributory pension system 

-- we want defined benefit pension for all

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-- we demand immediate revision of wages of

-- three lakhs Gramin  Dak Sevak employees 

-- and grant of civil servant status to them

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-- Inspite of historic judgement of the Supreme Court 

-- equal pay for equal work is denied to

-- thousands of casual and contract workers

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-- Autonomous body employees and pensioners 

-- who are integral part of the Central Government 

-- are humiliated by denying their pay revision and pension revision 

-- we demand immediate implementation of their pay and pension revision.

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-- More than six lakhs posts are lying vacant in Central services

-- downsizing and outsourcing has become the order of the day

-- we demand stop outsourcing and privatisation 

-- we demand settlement of 21 points charter of demands 

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-- We the central Govt employees and pensioners 

-- jointly with other sections of the working class

-- resolve with firm determination

-- we shall continue our uncompromising struggle

-- against the anti-labour and anti-people policies 

-- pursued by the NDA Govt at the Centre

-- we declare that we shall not surrender before

-- aggressive policy offensives of the NDA Govt. 

-- we shall also not surrender our right to 

-- collective bargaining and strike 

-- under any circumstances.

-- we pledge that we shall not rest 

-- till the retrograde neo-liberal policy offensives 

-- of the Central Government are defeated 

-- we shall fight and fight and fight 

-- till our legitimate demands are achieved.

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 Unity for struggle and struggle for unity 

 Inquilab Zindabad

 Confederation Zindabad

 Working class unity Zindabad. 

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