Hyderabad, February 12 Leaders and workers of the Congress, CPI, and CPI(M) held protests in Hyderabad and other locations in Telangana on Thursday as part of the nationwide strike called by trade unions against the Centre's labour codes.
CPI national secretary Palla Venkat Reddy and CPI(M)'s Telangana secretary John Wesley, along with other leaders, participated in a protest at Narayanaguda here.
Venkat Reddy alleged that the NDA government's decision to replace 29 labour laws with four labour codes is an anti-worker move.
He also criticized the Centre for allegedly weakening public sector undertakings (PSUs) and replacing the MGNREGA.
Telangana Congress president B Mahesh Kumar Goud, who attended a protest at Dharna Chowk here, alleged that the NDA government has weakened the rights of workers and promoted capitalists like 'Adani - Ambani'.
Describing the NDA government as anti-worker and anti-secular, he said that workers and secular-minded people should unite and dislodge the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's regime.
Workers of the state-run miner, Singareni Collieries, at Godavarikhani, about 200 kms from Hyderabad, also participated in the bandh.
A large number of Singareni employees stayed away from their duties and participated in protest programs organized in the region.
Telangana Boggu Gani Karmika Sangham (TBGKS) state president Miryala Raji Reddy stated that, barring essential and emergency services, the workforce of Singareni Collieries voluntarily refrained from attending work.
"Except for emergency staff, all workers abstained from their duties today. The bandh was observed successfully," he said.
Police officials said that the situation remained peaceful and no untoward incidents were reported in the area.
