New Delhi, April 14 -- The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday condemned what it described as "brutal repression" of agitating factory workers in the Delhi-NCR industrial belt, accusing BJP-ruled governments in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh of using force instead of addressing workers' demands for better wages and statutory benefits.
In a statement issued by its politburo, the party alleged that workers engaged in a prolonged struggle over wage increases and labour rights were met with police action, including arrests and the filing of what it termed "false cases" against labour leaders.
"Instead of addressing these legitimate demands, both the governments have let loose the police on the workers and resorted to filing false cases a...