Bengal BJP Forms New Trade Union at City Airport
What happened
The Bengal BJP announced the formation of a new trade union cell, the NSCBI Airport Contractors Workers Morcha, at the city airport on January 1, 2026. This new union leaves only two functional unions at the airport, one affiliated with Bharatiya Majdoor Sangh and the newly formed organization. All other unions previously controlled by Left and INTTUC have dissolved, according to reports.
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Why it matters
The formation marks the first time the BJP has established an official trade union in India, according to Sunil Bansal and Samik Bhattacharya. Samik Bhattacharya stated that the party's union aims to ensure that workers cannot protest or agitate against the government regarding their grievances.
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Who's involved
- Sunil BansalPromoted the formation of the new union.
- Samik BhattacharyaPromoted the formation of the new union and serves as the state president of the BJP.
- Bharatiya Janata PartyThe political party that established the new trade union.
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The entities involved
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Sunil Bansal
Indian businessperson (born 1987, child of Suresh Kumar)
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Samik Bhattacharya
researcher