40 Detained For Supporting Fired Honda Workers On Hunger-Strike At Jantar Mantar

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Around 30-40 protesters at Bikaner House, where the offices of the Prinicpal Resident Commissioner of Rajsthan are located, were detained at the Parliament Street Police station in the afternoon of September 23. The protesters, including workers, students, and activists, were demanding the withdrawal of cases registered against the workers of HMSI's (Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd.) Tapukara plant in Alwar district, their reinstatement at the factory, and the registration of their union. Before the protest, D.L. Sachdeva, National Secretary of the CPI affiliated AITUC (All India Trade Union Congress), submitted a memorandum to Dr. Savita Anand, Principal Resident Commissioner, Rajasthan, listing similar demands.