Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh: An Introductory Study
| Published date | 01 July 2015 |
| Author | Sangit Kumar Ragi |
| DOI | 10.1177/0019556120150311 |
| Date | 01 July 2015 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
BHARATIYA
MAZDOOR
SANGH: AN
INTRODUCTORY STUDY
SANGIT
KUMAR
RAGI
This article attempts
to
make an introductory study
of
(BMS)-
a major organisation
of
Sangh Pariwar.
BMS
primarily deals
with the problems
of
the Indian working class, though it seeks
to work in overall perspective
of
national intrest. Its entire
ideological orientation has been summed up in three major
slogans; 'Nationalise the Labour, Labourise the Industry,
and
Industrialise the Nation'. Thus it
is
clear that BMS, despite
being a labour organisation, does not believe in class conflict
and
class struggle. It goes without saying that
it
has a different
vision
of
trade unionism as compared
to
other major working
class organisations like
All
India Trade Union Congress
(AITUC), Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC),
Hind
Mazdoor Sabha (HMS) and others. It
is
inspired
by
Indian
nationalism and Integral Humanism as enunciated by Deendayal
Upadhayay. It was founded by Dattopant Thengadi in 1955. It
has been working in different sectors with special emphasis on
unorganised labour designated as Vishwakarma.
At
times it has
the courage
of
conviction
to
swim against the dominant currents
of
trade unionism.
INTRODUCTION
BHARATIYA
MAZDOOR
Sangh
(BMS),
a
Central
Trade Union
Organization, was founded on July 23, 1955, the day being the birth
anniversary
of
Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, a veteran
of
the freedom
movement.
It
employs all legitimate means, consistent with the spirit
of
nationalism to achieve its objectives. BMS principled three phrases
to
delineate its distinctive approach: Nationalise the labour; labourise the
industry; and industrialise the nation'.
Under these basic principles, BMS works for raising the level
of
national consciousness
of
the common man
as
the prerequisite
of
national
reconstruction (http://bms.org.in/). Unlike other trade unions in the country,
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