How a 12 year struggle by Grahak Panchayat yielded a Law to protect the Consumer

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VSK TN
    
 
     
“Every one of us is a
Grahak and acts as an important element in economics.  Laws are many.  In 1974 when ABGP was founded, it felt that
there should be one law for consumers. 
After 12 years of struggle by ABGP, an Act came into being to mete out  justice to consumers,” said Ashok Trivedi, ABGP
All India Secretary, at the‘National Consumer Rights Day’ programme organized by
the Chennai unit of ABGP on January 3, 2014 at Sita Kingston House Matric
school. He explained how consumers are exploited and pointed out that ‘consumer
resistance’ is the need of the hour and everyone should practice it.  
Smt. J.Vijaya Thilagam, Sri Ashok Trivedi, Sri M Anandan
 Sri M. Anandan, Deputy
Director, Doordarshan, in his presidential address emphasized that as a
consumer everyone has a right to redress. Smt. J. Vijaya Thilagam, Coordinator,
Consumer Protection Department, government of Tamilnadu,  in her address stressed on the role of
vigilant consumer awareness.  Consumer  awareness starts from womb. It continues even
after death, she quipped. ‘Reduce, reuse and less use’ is the message to be
followed by every citizen, she added.
Pushpanjali to Swami
Vivekananda wass performed by the dignitaries on the occasion.
Prizes were distributed
to the winners of oratorical competition conducted by ABGP. 
Smt.S.Nirmala Gowri,
Principal of the School, welcomed the gathering. A vote of thanks was proposed
by Sri Venkatraman, Co-ordinator of ABGP.

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