Thousands of Mid Day Meal Workers from around the country marched to the parliament demanding various issues including Minimum Wages, Social security, Pension under the banner of All India Co-ordination committee of Mid Day meals workers (CITU) on Thursday 25th November. CITU All India President Com. A K Padmanabhan inaugurated the dharna. Com.AKP called upon the activists to carry forward the struggle against the anti people policies of the UPA government. The dharana came as a strong protest against the proposed privatisation of mid day meals scheme by the central government. Com. Sitharam Yechury, Com. Brinda Karat, also addressed the gathering and promised them to rauise the issues regarding them in the parliament. Com. A Sindu, Convenor of Co-ordination committee presented the Demand Notice. Later a delegation led by Com.Sindhu met the union minister for human resources and presented the memorandum of demands.
