Ambala trade union leader killed as 2-day strike begins
21 Feb 2013 6:11 AM IST
A trade union leader today died after being hit by a bus he was trying to stop from plying as part of a two-day nationwide strike called by central trade unions, sparking tension in the district where authorities have imposed prohibitory orders.
Fifty five-year-old Narendra Singh, who was squatting along with a group of workers near the local bus depot, died when he was hit by the bus, a senior Roadways official said here. Ambala Deputy Commissioner Shekhar Vidyarthi said initial official investigations have revealed that the death was a ‘case of accident’.
However, on the demand of the Roadways employees, the incident would be thoroughly investigated and necessary action would be taken, Vidyarthi said.
Section 144 has been imposed in the district and heavy police force deployed at the bus depot and its surrounding areas after the workers pelted stones at a police station and damaged vehicles belonging to Ambala’s Deputy Commissioner of Police and a local SHO parked in the bus depot.
Fifty five-year-old Narendra Singh, who was squatting along with a group of workers near the local bus depot, died when he was hit by the bus, a senior Roadways official said here. Ambala Deputy Commissioner Shekhar Vidyarthi said initial official investigations have revealed that the death was a ‘case of accident’.
However, on the demand of the Roadways employees, the incident would be thoroughly investigated and necessary action would be taken, Vidyarthi said.
Section 144 has been imposed in the district and heavy police force deployed at the bus depot and its surrounding areas after the workers pelted stones at a police station and damaged vehicles belonging to Ambala’s Deputy Commissioner of Police and a local SHO parked in the bus depot.
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