Hyderabad, Jan. 4 -- Speakers at a seminar on "Central Government Policies - Impact on Persons with Disabilities" held at Sundarayya Vignana Kendram on Sunday called for sustained resistance to what they described as corporate-driven and communal policies of the union government, particularly those affecting rural livelihoods and persons with disabilities.
Addressing the gathering as chief guest, T Jyothi, a member of the CPM Central Committee said the struggle would continue until the VB G Ramji Bill, which she alleged weakens the employment guarantee scheme, is repealed.
She accused the Centre of diluting workers' rights through labour codes, shifting the burden of rural employment to states, and turning a statutory, demand-driven right...