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Small Factories Act and Industrial Relations Code likely to be changed under pressure from BMS

New Delhi, 14 NovemberThe Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has demanded the Centre should reimburse cess collected for welfare of construction and bidi workers, which have been diverted to other heads after the roll out of the goods and services tax (GST).The BMS said on Tuesday it plans to hold a "massive" rally on Friday to protest the Centre's economic policies. The protest comes on the heels of a three-day sit-in protest by 10 central trade unions on November 9, 10 and 11. The BMS was not part of that protest. "Our protest is to oppose the policies of the government, not a political party. Their motivation was politics, while we are fighting for labour rights," BMS organisaing secretary Pawan Kumar said.The BMS also issued a 22-point charter of demands, which its leaders said would be submitted to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. The FM chairs the inter-ministerial council on labour issues that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ...