Alongside the agitation led by Jayaprakash Narayan, the employees of which sector gave a call for a nationwide strike in 1974?

Railways

Alongside the agitation led by Jayaprakash Narayan, the employees of the Railways gave a call for a nationwide strike in 1974. This threatened to paralyze the country.

The National Coordination Committee for Railwaymen’s Struggle led by George Fernandes gave a call for nationwide strike by all employees of the Railways for pressing their demands related to bonus and service conditions. The government was opposed to these demands. So, the employees of India’s largest public sector undertaking went on a strike in May 1974. The strike by the Railway employees added to the atmosphere of labour unrest. It also raised issues like rights of the workers and whether employees of essential services should adopt measures like strikes.