Millions Strike to Protest Court Ruling
From Times Wire Reports
Millions of Indian workers walked off the job to protest a Supreme Court decision banning strikes by government employees. Air, train and bus services were disrupted in Calcutta, and all financial institutions, including insurance companies, were closed in Bombay.
State-run banks in New Delhi were shut down, and government-run institutions in Bangalore, India’s information technology hub, were also affected.
Tapan Sen, leader of the Center of Indian Trade Unions, estimated that 40 million workers took part.
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