BMS celebrates 66th Foundation Day

Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh J&K office bearers celebrating 66th Foundation Day of the organization.
Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh J&K office bearers celebrating 66th Foundation Day of the organization.

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 23: Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has celebrated its 66th Foundation Day today.
The foundation day programmes were held in Jammu, NHPC Jyotipuram, Reasi, Udhampur, Kathua industrial area and Bari Brahmana industrial complex.
The main function in this regard was held at BMS Office Parade where J&K BMS General Secretary, Ashok Choudhary while addressing the participants said, BMS has acquired the status of largest labour organization by remaining non-political and always maintaining the principal of cooperative response.
He said, since the Government is not taking BMS into confidence, national level labour organisations and BMS are opposing the policies of the Government on privatization and amendments in Labour Laws as national interest always remained priority for BMS.
Choudhary further said that during COVID-19 pandemic BMS distributed ration and cooked food to the migrant labourers across the country.
“BMS is mainly focusing on upliftment of unorganized sector,” he maintained. A handout stated that foundation of BMS was laid on July 23, 1955 at Bhopal by its founder Late Dato Pant Thengdi with non-political character and its first All India Conference was held after 12 years.