May Day was observed in Assam on Wednesday along with the rest of the country with an appeal to the working class to unite and fight for their legitimate dues. In Guwahati the occasion was observed with a public meeting at the Panbazar Meghdoot Bhawan followed by a protest procession. Different trade unions including CITU, AIUTC, AICTU, AIUTUC, UTUC, HMS, unions of State and Central government employees, bank and insurance employees, railway employees, and other unions participated in the rally. The unions of employees and workers -from the bank and insurance sector took to the streets to protest the “anti-working-class policies of the state and the central government”.