No Fight, No Right
Sri. Bruhaspati Samal
General Secretary
Confederation of Central Govt Employees and Workers
Odisha State CoC
They say, “Why bother? Just go with the tide,”
But justice and rights don’t come if we hide.
The clock keeps ticking, the burdens remain,
While silence accepts the loss and the pain.
No workplace was ever just, fair, or kind,
Until the workers stood firm, bold and aligned.
Not a pension was given, nor bonus nor rest,
Without struggles and voices put to the test.
From factories grim to the office hall,
The rights we have were once none at all.
Each holiday earned, each fair wage won,
Came from the heat of battles begun.
But today we retreat, too weary to fight,
Forgetting the past, and surrendering might.
Yet Gandhi once walked, with no sword or gun,
Proving the war of truth can still be won.
So rise, dear comrade, in unity stand,
Let courage and peace guide every demand.
No stone must we throw, no harm must we do,
With voices and will, we must push through.
The bosses may scoff, the powers may frown,
But strength of people can bring them down.
Let placards rise where silence lay,
And justice bloom where fear held sway.
The chains of ease are not freedom’s song,
The road of rights is steep and long.
But walk it we must, with head held high,
Till the day no worker needs to cry.
No fight, no right — the truth still stands,
Rights don’t arrive with folded hands.
Stand up, speak out, don’t fade from sight,
For silence gives up — but struggle gives right.
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