The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) launched a signature campaign as part of a nation-wide exercise to highlight the grievances of the working class including safeguarding of their livelihood and rights.
The signatories included people from all walks of life and a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a policy initiative to reduce the prices of essential commodities by taxing the rich.
The CITU also sought a withdrawal of “anti-farmers” agricultural policies besides enacting a law making minimum support price for agriculture mandatory, strengthening of APMC and reduction in prices of input costs for agriculture like fertilisers and pesticides.