Centre de-recognises two postal unions for supporting farmers’ protest, buying books from CPI(M)

The Central government on Wednesday de-recognised two postal unions for contributing money to the farmers’ protest and purchasing books from the Communist Party of India (Marxist) office in New Delhi, The Hindu reported.

Nahar Singh Meena, assistant director general of the Department of Posts, said in an order that the All India Postal Employees Union and the National Federation of Postal Employees have been accused of “funding a political party” by supporting the farmers’ agitation against the Centre’s three agriculture-related laws, which were repealed in November 2021.

The order added that the All India Postal Employees Union had also contributed money to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions.

According to the order, Rs 30,000 had been transferred to farmers’ solidarity funds, Rs 4,935 to the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Rs 50,000 to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, The Hindu reported.

The Department of Posts said that the trade unions had violated the Central Civil Service (Recognition of Services Association) Rules, 1993, by making “political donations”.

However, the All India Trade Union Congress questioned how the government could brand the Centre of Indian Trade Unions as a political party, Business Standard reported. “This shows the blatant vindictiveness and [bias] of the government towards a union which has got an established and verified membership of more than 70%,” the...

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