Which trade union leader led the Bombay Textile strike of 1982?

The correct answer is Option (4) → Datta Samant

Option (1) George Fernandes — Incorrect. George Fernandes was a socialist trade union leader who led the all-India railway strike of 1974. The 1982 Bombay textile strike was led by someone else, Dr. Datta Samant.

Option (2) N.M. Joshi — Incorrect. N.M. Joshi was an early trade union leader linked with the founding of the All India Trade Union Congress in 1920. His work belongs to the early decades of the labour movement, long before 1982.

Option (3) Shankar Guha Niyogi — Incorrect. Shankar Guha Niyogi led mine and factory workers in Chhattisgarh through the Chhattisgarh Mukti Morcha. His movement was in central India, away from the Bombay mills.

Option (4) Datta Samant — Correct. The Bombay Textile strike of 1982 was led by the trade union leader Dr. Datta Samant. It affected nearly a quarter of a million workers and their families.