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Gurugram: Police baton-charged hundreds of employees who were on strike in Manesar, Haryana. As a result, reports indicate that more than 20 workers were injured in the baton charge. The injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Nearly 10,000 employees from six companies began their strike demanding a salary hike on Wednesday. After thousands of workers gathered to protest in Manesar, police imposed Section 163, which prohibits gatherings of more than five people, on the district. On Thursday, the second day of the strike, when a large number of workers gathered and began raising slogans to protest, inspite of the imposition of Section 163 by the administration, a heavy police presence was deployed at the site, who at one point baton-charged the protesting workers.
Gurugram District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner Ajay Kumar issued orders to enforce Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to maintain law and order in IMT Manesar and the surrounding areas. After the labour unrest in Honda Scooter and Motorcycle India Private Limited , contractual employees of half a dozen companies began a strike to press their demands. Nearly 7,000 contract workers have sat outside the gates of their companies, demanding a pay raise and better working cond ...Read More >
Gurugram, Apr 9 (PTI) Following the imposition of Section 163 of the BNSS in IMT Manesar, police on Thursday lathi-charged the protesting workers outside IMT, said an official. Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was imposed here on Wednesday, the official said. Employees, including women, from over half-a-dozen companies were on strike on Wednesday to press their demands, he said. A ban on gatherings of five or more people was imposed under Section 163 of the BNSS. Despite this, small groups were seen forming in some areas, a police officer said. An altercation en ...Read More >