July
22,
2003
The
Polit
Bureau
of
the
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist)
has
issued
the
following
statement:
The
Polit
Bureau
of
the
CPI(M)
expresses
its
grave
concern
over
the
observations
made
by
the
Supreme
Court
in
the
Tamilnadu
state
government
employees
case.
The
observations
amount
to
a
denial
of
the
hard
won
democratic
right
of
the
workers
and
employees
to
strike
work.
Stoppage
of
work
is
recognized
as
an
unalienable
right,
a
democratic
expression
of
opinion
and
as
a
legitimate
method
of
protest
in
all
civilized
societies.
The
denial
of
such
a
democratic
right
will
lead
to
dangerous
consequences.
The
Tamilnadu
ordinance
is
a
grave
attack
on
the
basic
right
of
employees
to
security
in
employment
and
an
attack
on
the
fundamental
rights
of
citizens.
It
is
unfortunate
that
the
Court
has
not
considered
this
aspect.