After farmers, govt. targeting workers: Rahul on labour bills

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ The Congress on Thursday attacked the government over three labour reform bills passed by Parliament with former party chief Rahul Gandhi alleging that workers were the target after farmers.

The Parliament on Wednesday approved three key labour reform bills that will remove impediments to winding up companies and allow firms with up to 300 workers to fire staff without government permission. The earlier limit was 100 workers.

Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter to criticise the government on the bills. “After farmers, workers have been targeted, Exploitation of the poor, nurturing of ‘friends’, This is Modi ji’s rule,” Rahul Gandhi said in a three-line verse in Hindi.

Priyanka Gandhi, who also tweeted in Hindi, hit out at the government for its priorities and said the need of the hour in this difficult time is to ensure that everyone’s livelihood is protected.