[R-G] Diamond workers movement Private Security kills Diamond workers in Bhavnagar

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ToMEMORANDUM

Sub- Diamond workers movement
Private Security kills Diamond workers in Bhavnagar



To
Shri Naval Kishore Sharma
The Governor of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar.

Sir,
The Socialist Unity Centre of India (S.U.C.I.) Gujarat State Organising Committee would like to draw your attention that two diamond 
workers were killed in private firing by the security personnel in Bhavnagar.

The diamond workers all over the state are agitating & demanding the hike of their wages due to steep price rise of all essential 
commodities .The rising unchecked inflation and price rise has made the lives of the poor and common people very miserable. Their 
wage has remained static for last ten years. The diamond workers are demanding the wage hike for long time. Instead of dealing the 
whole matter on humanitarian angle, the diamond merchants dealt the matter in iron hand. Not only that, they have taken the law in 
their hand to teach the lesson to diamond workers. As a result, the diamond workers' agitation has spread all over the state. The 
Govt. & its administration instead of  promoting a fruitful negotiation and pay attention to the legitimate demands of the workers, 
it  is in league with the diamond merchants and  suppressing the workers, arresting them, and beating them with lathis and filing 
false cases against them. The anti-worker attitude of the Govt. has virtually encouraged the diamond merchants to use private 
security against the workers which resorted to firing and killing of two workers in Bhavnagar. This is a matter of grave concern.

The firing by the Private Security has raised very serious question about the power of Private security in the state which needs a 
high level enquiry and the responsible persons for killing of the workers to be punished as per Indian Penal Code.

We also request you to look into the matter of the poor diamond workers and urge upon you expedite   to hike their wages as early as 
possible and give proper compensation to the family of the deceased. The injured workers be treated properly and the false cases be 
withdrawn and the wage hike be implemented immediately.
Yours truly,

Dwarika Nath Rath
Secretary, S.U.C.I.
Gujarat State organising Committee
Date- 7-7-08