Gandhi orders thousands held
NZPA-Reuter New Delhi
India yesterday faced a 24hour nation-wide strike called by major trade unions in a looming trial of strength with the Government.
The stoppage, affecting industry and other sectors except essential services, was called by eight trade union federations supported by various Opposition political groups. The Government of the Prime Minister (Mrs Indira Gandhi)’has charged that the action is politically motivated.
Several thousand people in various parts of the country were yesterday reported to have been detained by police in advance of the strike The Home Minister (Mr Zail Singh) said that "antisocial elements" would be
severely dealt with if they tried to interfere with workers reporting for duty. Among detentions of people described as “antisocial elements" reported around the country were more than 1090 in the southern state of Karnataka, which is governed by Mrs Gandhi's party, and a similar number in neighbouring Tamil Nadu which is governed by a regional party. Sponsors of the strike are protesting against two controversial laws passed since Mrs Gandhi's Congress (I) Party came to power with a huge majority in January 1980 — the National Security Act which permits preventive detention and legislation empowering the Government to ban strikes in a wide range of services deemed essential,
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