'We have gathered here on Labour Day. I laud the hardwork of all Shramiks & appreciate their role in the progress of India,' PM Modi said.

'There was a time when ppl used to say,'labourers of world, unite.'Now,we need to say,' labourers, unite the world',' PM Modi said referencing Karl Marx.

'This is a Government for the poor. Whatever we will do will be for the poor. We have worked a lot on labour related issues,' the PM said.