Karnataka CITU elects new president, general secretary

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S. Varalakshmi 

S. Varalakshmi  | Photo Credit: TH

Senior commercialized national leaders Meenakshi Sundaram and S. Varalakshmi person been elected arsenic president and wide caput of the Karnataka State committee of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), 1 of the largest commercialized unions successful the state associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist).

Elected unopposed, Ms Varalakshmi is the archetypal pistillate wide caput of CITU. She is besides the nationalist vice-president of the CITU.

A caller 39-member authorities committee was elected astatine the three-day CITU State league held astatine Ambedkar Bhavan successful Hassan connected November 13, 14 and 15. P.K. Parameshwar was elected treasurer. The committee comprises 14 vice-chairpersons and 20 secretaries, with 2 positions remaining vacant. Seven women are portion of the committee.

The league saw demands specified arsenic a minimum wage of ₹36,000, technological enactment for farmers, due implementation of The Sexual Harassment of Women astatine Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act and withdrawal of the caller labour codes.

Published - November 18, 2025 09:23 p.m. IST

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