-The Hindu Saturday’s violence by Muslim youth has shaken Mumbai. This is probably the first time that policemen have borne the brunt of the violence — of the 63 injured, 58 are policemen. What kind of mob has the guts to attack the police and think it can get away with it? A Muslim social worker has filed a complaint with the police against the organisers for instigating the public; a...
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No strike axe on parties, says govt-Samanwaya Rautray
-The Telegraph The Centre today told the Supreme Court that neither the courts nor the Election Commission can de-recognise political parties for calling bandhs that result in large-scale destruction of public property. The Centre quoted a 2002 judgment delivered after the Congress had moved Kerala High Court against the CPI for frequently calling bandhs — complete shutdowns, which are illegal — under the ruse of calling hartals, which are optional. According to...
More »What triggered the violence at Maruti’s Manesar factory?-Amrit Raj
-Live Mint Maruti Suzuki India Ltd’s Manesar plant was witness to prolonged labour strife last year, but the violence unleashed on Wednesday that led to one person being killed caught its victims completely unawares. “Some of us jumped off the first floor to save our lives as we saw a mob of workers, hundreds of them, rushing towards us,” one of the injured Maruti officials told reporters at a hospital in Gurgaon...
More »FIR lodged against 60 Maruti workers: Police
-PTI The Gurgaon Police have lodged an First Information Report (FIR) against about 60 workers, including union leaders at Maruti Suzuki India's Manesar plant, where one person was killed on Wednesday in a clash between workers and the managerial staff. The company has in the meantime said the plant will remain closed. “The management has given some names of union leaders. An FIR has been lodged against around 60 workers,” Senior House...
More »Maruti powder keg erupts
-The Telegraph One person was killed and 30 were injured when alleged casteist remarks ignited clashes between supervisors and workers at Maruti Suzuki’s Manesar plant today. Work has been suspended at the factory of India’s largest carmaker, which has been sitting on a labour-relations powder keg. “Work at the Manesar plant had to be stopped following the violence,” the company said. “One person was killed in the clash between supervisors and workers inside...
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