A retired Mumbai mill worker recalls the textile strike of 1982. Which of the following statements about it are correct?
(A) It was led by the trade union leader, Dr. Datta Samant.
(B) Workers wanted better wages and the right to form their own union.
(C) After two years, people slowly went back to work because they were desperate.
(D) After the strike, mill owners invested in modernisation.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B and C only
(A) It was led by the trade union leader, Dr. Datta Samant. — Correct. The Bombay Textile strike of 1982 was led by the trade union leader Dr. Datta Samant.
(B) Workers wanted better wages and the right to form their own union. — Correct. The workers wanted better wages and also the right to form their own union.
(C) After two years, people slowly went back to work because they were desperate. — Correct. The strike lasted nearly two years. Then people slowly went back to work because they were desperate.
(D) After the strike, mill owners invested in modernisation. — Incorrect. The feature is reversed. Mill owners did not invest in machinery and modernisation, and later tried to sell the mill land.
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