New Delhi: Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray warned Maharashtra government of “extreme steps” if the children of dislodged mill workers were not given jobs.
Mill lands in the Maharashtra have become prime real estates whose rates are soaring to new highs. Shopping malls and multiplexes built on these areas have rendered scores of workers job less.
"Shopping malls are coming up on the mill lands but the government is not concerned about the welfare of the mill workers," Uddhav was quoted by PTI.
Due to the shutdown of mills, workers have been demanding jobs for some time now. "If Sainiks come out on to the streets for failure to provide jobs to children of mill workers," Uddhav warned.
Mumbai is acquiring a new landscape, which seeks to obliterate any trace of its vibrant industrial past. The textile mills, which played an important role in the industrialisation of Mumbai and evolved around the culture of the city's working class, are now giving way to development of upscale neighbourhoods.
Mill floors that resounded with the clang of machinery have been converted into shopping arcades, and residential towers have replaced their chimneys in the new skyline.
"We have controlled ourselves so far, but this is the time to be more aggressive. We can accept globalisation but locals and workers should not be uprooted by this wave. We will resort to agitation if workers' rights are not met," he added.
With excerpts from PTI
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