The Hindu : Sena gives a month's time, threatens to pull out Ministers

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Sunday, Feb 24, 2002

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Sena gives a month's time, threatens to pull out Ministers
By Arunkumar Bhatt

MUMBAI, FEB. 23. The Shiv Sena leader, Bal Thackeray, has warned that Ministers belonging to his party in the Union Cabinet would quit if the National Democratic Alliance Government did not reconsider in a month its decision to change labour laws which would threaten job security to workers of sick units.

Mr. Thackeray told reporters here today that his party would even join hands with the Left parties and would call for a nationwide strike to protest against the move. Last year, the Sena had enforced a ``Maharashtra bandh'' to protest against the State Government's ``anti-labour'' policies, he said.

He said the Government's move would hit the working class hard and prove to be disastrous for it in the present situation of high level of unemployment.

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