- Title: INDIA: DELHI GENERAL STRIKE ALMOST TOTAL
- Date: 4th November 1974
- Summary: Different shots of Chandni Chowk, the main shopping centre of Delhi.. shops closed etc. 40ft Shot of two mounted police men sitting on a cot while horses stand nearby. Two different shots of armed policemen in the corridors. Shot of police with wireless in Chandni Chowk. Shot of two mounted policemen on patrol. Two different shots of buses playing. Shot of some shops open. MV of a lady shopping. Another shot of open shops with police guarding. Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
- Embargoed: 19th November 1974 12:00
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- Location: New Delhi
- Country: India
- Reuters ID: LVA4EGI28NJ2I1KTR6J3PUFO2JR2
- Story Text: General 1 strike in Delhi to protest against corruption and demanding electoral reforms was nearly complete, though most of the shops remained closed for fear of violence between the parties sponsoring the general strike and the ruling Congress that has been opposing the strike. However the strike was almost total though buses plied and some shops were opened under pusuasion of the Congress volunteers. These shops were protected by the police.
In Biha r where Mr. Jai Prakash Narain is also leading agitation for the dissolution of the Assembly and electoral refoms the police had to resort to tear gassing and cane charge.
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