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Kerala Strike Feb/March 2002- A Postmortem!

The 32-day-old strike by over 500,000 government employees and teachers in Kerala was called off on Saturday, 9th March.

The decision to call off the strike was separately announced in state capital Thiruvananthapuram by the employees unions owing allegiance to the Congress and the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front following talks with the Congress-led United Democratic Front government, which made some face-saving concessions to the employees. It also promised to expedite legal steps for the release of about 521 employees detained under Essential Services maintenance Act (ESMA) and withdraw cases registered against them in connection with the strike which began on February six.

Yjlcdj: otjhi Oti YTt CTYd iXicJq dXhT dulku YjhcYT Jr 32 alohi cTljJiij oc ott QlcjTi AdJjTi dXhT Aloc. dXhT iXicJqhi C ott cTi OtJq YTt gjXcJk ohjohYii o Di Y dXhTv c hsij. AYohi llb CTY iXicJw Cjv iL Ot lJjT YjhckJiXiY.

Forum Comments: Vox Populii, Vox Dei

In reality, employees gained nothing. They lost one month's salary. Govt took a firm stand and CPM, the champion of all strikes, got cold feet when they realized that the majority of the public are against the strike!

B BZ E B , G A K '" fc  A.

On the Other Hand: dXhTi Qlcjhi Ot C ckdT Llxh hiY oMTcJqT FJi dgi ekhX BJnu Jxov He o Fdqio BuV Tro Qcsv Jxlct o.F. AmJc AdJ oMTcohjohY Qcsv Jxlct F.Fu.l.Q. ATiTi O. (Kaumudi 10.3.2002)

Comments:

c MGC J K {U Az   K  d {AK!

I FXOcV :

RIX  c
IM AK!Q

Kerala Kaumudi Reports: CjJj dT Yl dsicl. Bj dthi QiYh. Hj hoks c ott QlcjTi AdJjTi dXhT Ck OtikT HYtw, lki dskJw GvY hK ju JrYv oMTcJw otjc Bmo.

Comments: Well, the losers are anyway the people! "Mathrubhumi" is explicit in pointing out this fact."l-Q-i F-k-lt-:- d-j-Q-i -E-ˆ-Jt- -H-j h-o-Œ-k-s-i-i Q-l-Et ET-Œ-l-j -d-X-h-T--o-h-j du-l-k-O-Y-T E-ˆ-J-j-r-J f- F-k-l-j l-Q-i -A-l-J-m-d-T-."

One month's closure of normal schools is a big irreparable loss to the poor people. What did the employees gain? Losing one month's salary? Govt saved 400 crores here. As far as the Government is concerned they are anyway least bothered about anything other than completing 5 years of rule with all the facilities they can enjoy! The state can go to hell, who bothers!!!

Another Victory of the Strike!

While our worthless leaders - employees as well as political - are making stupid statements about on who has won the strike, here we have an example of such 'victory'! Univesrsity Exams will be delayed by just one month! It seems that the striking leaders do not think this is a bad effect of the strike!!! Our youngsters will be delayed in applying and joining other national institutions of higer studies - many won't make it. Those who manage to pass the entrance won't be able to join because of the delay in Kerala Exam Results! Here is the report from Mathrubhumi:

ot-l-J-k-m-k-d-j-&-Jw -H-j h-o-Œ-q l-J 11.3.2002

Y-j-l-E-d-j:- -h-d-Œ-j- a-l-o -E o-h-j -ot-l-J-k-m-k-d-j-&-J-q-T -Y-q Y-š-O.- -d-j-&-J-k-t --h-Œ-k-u dk -ot-l-J-k-m-k-Jw- -C-E H-j h-o-Œ-k-s -o-h-i l--l-j.- -

J-jq ,- J-k--š -ot-l-J-k-m-k-J-q-i-X -o-h-j G-š-l A-b-J -f-b-O-Y.- f-j-a-Ej -f-ja d-j-&-Jw o-h-‚t -o--a-i-Œ-k-i-Y-Ev -i.- Q.- o.- -E-n-Jt-n- -o-b-i-a-l-o-Ÿw -dt-Œ-i-u J-r-ƒ-ˆ-k.- -C-Y d-j-&-Jw G-s -l-J-E-T-i-.- -F.-ev,- L-l-n-X -F--l- d-s-Œ -ot-l-J-k-m-k-J-qv -‹-l-m-E -ET-E A-l-o-j -C-Y-k-Y-.- -

G-‹v h-o-Œv Y- -F-o.-F-o.-Fv.-o.,- p-it -o---s d-j-&-Jw -B-j-g---Y -ot-l-J-k-m-k-d-j-&-J-q -f-b-.- C-Y-T ‹-l-š -j-Q-o--nu-l-at-<-Jw- -d-j-&-J--Ÿ-q-i o-q-Jw -k-g-h-k-Y l-j.- -

-J-jq ot-l-J-k-m-k-iv -i-Z--h ht-O H--E -E-k-E -Y-T-Ÿ--i-j f.-J,- -f.-F,- f.-F-o-o -d-j-&-Jw d-X-h-T--h-k -h-š-l---l-.- ht-O -B-a-l-j Y-T-Ÿ--i-j -f-j-a-Ej f-ja -d-j-&-Jw C-E-i -l-J.- i.-Q.- o.- -E-n-Jt-n-‹-J-j-h 90 -o-b-i-a-l-o-Ÿw -dt-Œ-i-u C-E-i -J-o-Jw l---l-j.- -C-Y--s-O -Y-j-h-Eh-i-ˆ-k.- -f-j-a-J-r-o-Jw- 25,000 -d-j f-j-a-Ej -f-j-a-Œ-E 10,000 -d-j ‹-l-š-i j-Q-‚t -O--ˆ-.- G-‹-k-k -d-j-& Y-j--E-T- -C-lt- d-j-&-J--Ÿw -J--d-T-u G-s -f-Š-h-ˆ.- -

J-j-q-iv F.- f.- f.- -F-o.- d-j-&-Jw h-- -J-r-ƒ-d-r-X o-h-j -Y-T-Ÿ-i-Y.- -F--E-i-s-L -d-j-&-Jw G-‹v,- h-i -h-o-Ÿ-qv -ET-Œ-E-i-j- -Y-j-h-E.- F-v -J-o-Jw Y-j-Œ-Y-J- C -d-j-&-J-q -E--d-l.- -

2001_v ET-Œi -o-d-hus-s d-j-&-J-q-T -e-k T-f-k-š O- -‹-o-Š-J-j--E-.- -C-Yv Yš J-ˆ-Jw- -l- d-j-&- -A-d-&-u -E--Y-o-h-i -A-E-l-a-O m-n-h -d-j-&-Jw -ET-Œ-E-l-l- -d-j-& Jx--qt V.- l.- -Q-i-‹-J-m d-s-ƒ.- -

J-k--š -ot-l-J-k-m-k-iv h-š-l-O -V- d-j-&-Jw G-‹v -G-r-E-m-n-h -ET--E-T-i-.- -ht-O B-s-E-X Cl -ET-Œu -E--i-O-j--Y.- 25 -a-l-o-Œ Q-k-J-q--k -O--k d-j-&-J-k-t -d-E-h-J-j--E-l-l- -d-j-& Jx--qt V.- d.- -J.- m-m A-s-i-O.- -

h-p-#-L-‡ -ot-l-J-k-m-k-i-k -d-j-&-J-q-T d-Y-i -Y-i-Y H-j---v -A-s-i-h- d-j-& -Jx--qt V.- Fu.- -j-h-O-u d-s-ƒ.- -

f-j-a-Ej f-ja -d-j-&-Jw h-i A-l-o-h-l -ET-J.- ‹-V-,- -o-d-hus-s d-j-&-i f.- -F.,- f.- F-o-o.,- f-J -d-j-&-J-q h-š-l-O.- -o-d-hus-s d-j-&-Jw ht-O -A-l-o-E-h G-‹v -B-ah ET-.- f-ja -d-j-&-Jw G-‹-kv -ET---h--k -‹-l-š j-Q-o--nu -J-T-Y-k f.- J d-j& -l-J.- o-q-Jw d-j-& -J--Ÿ-q-i J-ˆ-E -A-o-J-j J-j-X-h-X-Y.- -

J-t ot-l-J-k-m-k-iv -ht-O B-s-E -Y-T-Ÿ--i-j -A-l-o-E ltn f-ja -d-j-&-Jw ht-O -A-l-o-E-h G-‹v -B-a-l-j-h ET-.- -Y-i-Y Y--q -Y-j-h-E-.- G-‹v -h--E -Y-T-Ÿ-E-j f.- -F-V.- d-j-&-Jw -o-h-i-Œ-Y- -ET--h- d-j-& -Jx--qt ‹e.- J.- d.- -Q-i-j-Qu A-s-i-O.- -f-j-a-Ej -f-j-a--j-T j--ltn -lt-nJ d-j& G-‹v 17 -E Y- ET-.- -

-A-l-o-E ltn f-ja -o-d-hus-s d-j-&-e-k -Q-El-j-iv Y- -‹-o-Š-J-j-O-Y-Ev -s-L-kt d-j-&-Jw- Y-i-Y -Y-j-h-E- -J-j-Œv ot-l-J-k-m-k- -h-š o--YJ -Y-T-o-Ÿ-q--h-k.- -

H--f-sv ET-Œi -j--ltn V- -o-d-hus-s d-j-&-J-q-T -e-k-l d-X-h-T- h-k -l-J.- h-k-Et-X-i -dt-Œ-i--i-j-.- -T-f-k-nu Q-k C-E -f--i-.- -

‹-e-n-Xv -J-r-o-J-q-T J-j-Œv -f.-T-J o-h-‚t -d-j-&-J-q-X B-J Y-q -Y-š-i-Y.- G-‹v,- h-i -h-o-Ÿ-qv J-q-Q -p-‚-k-J-qv l- -k-g-h-J-Y l-j -o-p-O-j-h--iv -d-j-&-Jw Q-X-k- -E-q.- C--i -‹-m-h-k--k F.- f.- f.- -F-o.,- Fv.- Fv.- f.- -o-h-‚t d-j-&-J-q l-J.-

J-jq Jt-nJ -ot-l-J-k-m-k-iv F.- -F-o-o.- l-at-<-J-q-T -A-l-o-E o-h-‚t d-j& -H-j h-o-h--k -h-š-l---l-j.- J-o-Jw -dt-Œ-i-J-Œ-Y-E-k-X-Y.- -

J-k-T o-o-Y -ot-l-J-k-m-k-i-k -d-j-&-J-q- o-h-j-h-k -h-š-l---l--ˆ-k.- -d-j-&-Jw hu -E--i-O-d-k h-i -h-o-Œv Y- -ET--h- j-Q-o-t -A-}w Q-kv A-s-i-O.- -