On the second day of Bharat Bandh, a mob attacked at least 12 factories in Okhla industrial estate in south Delhi on Thursday. The two-day nationwide strike was called by major trade unions.
Hundreds, raising slogans against the government’s economic policies, suddenly attacked the garment factories in Okhla. Police then detained six people from the spot.
‘The situation is now under control,’ said Additional Commissioner of Police, Ajay Chaudhary.
Around 300 police personnel have been deployed in the area. Policemen also marched in the area till late in the evening.
A factory owner, Amit Vidhuri, said, ‘The policemen deployed here ran away when the stone-pelting started in the morning. Later, however, they came with more policemen to control the situation.’
A few vehicles were also damaged due to stone pelting, he said.
Police have collected the footage of CCTV (close circuit television) cameras installed outside the factories. Meanwhile in Gurgaon, more than one lakh workers joined the all-India industrial strike in the sprawling industrial belt here Thursday, with all four Maruti Suzuki plants closing down.
Suzuki’s plants – Maruti Udyog Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd at Manesar, Suzuki Powertrain India Ltd at Manesar and Suzuki Motorcycles India at Kherki Daula – were shut.
Ancillary companies also suspend production. ‘Because of Wednesday’s violence at Noida, small and medium-scale industries in the belt declared a one-day holiday Thursday,’ Jaspal Rana of Hind Mazdoor Sabha said.
AITUC’s Anil Kumar said, ‘The strike was peaceful in both the organised and unorganised sectors.’
The strikers also demanded the reinstatement of nearly 2,500 workers at Maruti’s Manesar plant who were sacked after the July 2012 violence at the plant.
Haryana Roadways did not ply even a single bus. Delhi Transport Corp buses were not allowed into Gurgaon beyond IFFCO Chowk.
122 HELD FOR NOIDA VIOLENCE
Noida police have arrested over 122 persons in connection with rioting in Phase-II area on Wednesday. ‘The arrested persons include employees of the companies, leaders of trade unions and villagers of the area,’ said a senior police officer. The police have, so far, registered cases against 184 persons on the basis of complaints of management of companies and CCTV footage. ‘We are conducting raids in the areas and heavy police and paramilitary forces have been deployed,’ added the officer. Meanwhile, 400 of 1,200 industrial units resumed work on Thursday, the second day of the strike.
Hundreds, raising slogans against the government’s economic policies, suddenly attacked the garment factories in Okhla. Police then detained six people from the spot.
‘The situation is now under control,’ said Additional Commissioner of Police, Ajay Chaudhary.
Around 300 police personnel have been deployed in the area. Policemen also marched in the area till late in the evening.
A factory owner, Amit Vidhuri, said, ‘The policemen deployed here ran away when the stone-pelting started in the morning. Later, however, they came with more policemen to control the situation.’
A few vehicles were also damaged due to stone pelting, he said.
Police have collected the footage of CCTV (close circuit television) cameras installed outside the factories. Meanwhile in Gurgaon, more than one lakh workers joined the all-India industrial strike in the sprawling industrial belt here Thursday, with all four Maruti Suzuki plants closing down.
Suzuki’s plants – Maruti Udyog Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd at Manesar, Suzuki Powertrain India Ltd at Manesar and Suzuki Motorcycles India at Kherki Daula – were shut.
Ancillary companies also suspend production. ‘Because of Wednesday’s violence at Noida, small and medium-scale industries in the belt declared a one-day holiday Thursday,’ Jaspal Rana of Hind Mazdoor Sabha said.
AITUC’s Anil Kumar said, ‘The strike was peaceful in both the organised and unorganised sectors.’
The strikers also demanded the reinstatement of nearly 2,500 workers at Maruti’s Manesar plant who were sacked after the July 2012 violence at the plant.
Haryana Roadways did not ply even a single bus. Delhi Transport Corp buses were not allowed into Gurgaon beyond IFFCO Chowk.
122 HELD FOR NOIDA VIOLENCE
Noida police have arrested over 122 persons in connection with rioting in Phase-II area on Wednesday. ‘The arrested persons include employees of the companies, leaders of trade unions and villagers of the area,’ said a senior police officer. The police have, so far, registered cases against 184 persons on the basis of complaints of management of companies and CCTV footage. ‘We are conducting raids in the areas and heavy police and paramilitary forces have been deployed,’ added the officer. Meanwhile, 400 of 1,200 industrial units resumed work on Thursday, the second day of the strike.