CITU Palakkad district meet begins

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Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) national general secretary Elamaram Kareem inaugurated the 16th Palakkad district conference of the CITU at Prasanna Lakshmi Auditorium here on Monday.

District president P.N. Mohanan presided over the meeting. Reception committee chairman E.N. Suresh Babu welcomed the delegates.

District secretary M. Hamsa presented the activity report. District treasurer T.K. Noushad presented the income and expenditure statement. T.K. Achuthan presented the martyrs’ resolution, and district panchayat president S.B. Raju presented the condolence resolution.

The general discussion on the activity report began on Monday and will continue through Tuesday. Mr. Hamsa and CITU State treasurer P. Nandakumar will reply to the points raised during the discussion. The conference will then elect the new district committee and office-bearers and present the credentials committee report.

CITU State vice-president A.K. Balan felicitated Mr. Kareem by draping him with a shawl. Mr. Kareem had been arrested during a protest in Delhi.

State leaders P.P. Chitharanjan, K.S. Sunilkumar and K.K. Divakaran are attending the conference.

A resolution, presented by Mr. Raju, calling on members to unite in the struggle for democracy was passed unanimously.

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