The Labour Mafia in Kerala!!

One thing which impedes the development and growth of Kerala is the labour mafia which has spread its tentacles all over the state.The situation is so pathetic that even the government is helpless to what to do.Let me explain to you what is meant by labour mafia.Say you are shifting furniture to your newly constructed house.You feel you can manage it yourself or with the help of your servant or your friend.But you cant do that in Kerala.You will have to pay the people sitting in the junction dressed in blue shirts and lungis to unload as only they can unload the goods.If you dont want to take their help and feel that you can do that yourself,you will still have to pay them for them not to interfere.This may sound ridiculous but this is what the situation actually is. There is another incident where a guy wanted to construct a house in some remote place but couldnt find any work men to lay the foundation.So he brings people from TN as they are ready to work anywhere to lay the foundation.You must remember that this is one of the most difficult tasks.The day after the foundation is built,he finds red flags all over the place and posters asking to employ people from Kerala and not outsiders to work.Isnt it our constitutional right to work where we want to? Recently when the govt. wanted to pass a bill reducing the authority of this extremist force it faced lots of opposition.The govt. also faces lots of opposition from the opposition lead by the communist parties.But remember it were the communist parties which opposed computerisation of banks and railways saying lakhs of people would become unemployed. The ball is in our court.Its up to us to decide whats good for us and what is not.