Siliguri, 05th January: The names of the 8 new district presidents of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) were announced by organizing a seminar in the Congress workers’ building on Sunday. Reportedly, the state president of the organization, Kamruzzaman Kamar, announced the names of the eight new district presidents.
Alok Chakraborty has been appointed as the organizational chairman of Darjeeling district and Dilip Das has been appointed as the president. 12 central labor organizations and federations have called for a strike on January 8 in support of the 12-point demand. At the same time, INTUC leaders expressed outrage when TMC did not support the strike.