07-26-2005, 08:17 PM
<b>Fresh clashes in Gurgaon, teargas fired</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Trouble began when some 3,000 furious workers of Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India Ltd began protesting a lockout of their factory and the dismissal of some colleagues.
The workers took out a procession through the streets, and began confronting police while vandalising civic facilities, police vehicles and shops. Police then indiscriminately rained baton blows on workers leading to pitched battles.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Caught in the middle of the anger and confusion were Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders Brinda Karat and Nilotpal Basu, who were present at the venue to take stock of the situation.
"Criminal procedures should be initiated against those responsible (for the incident). The state government is responsible for whatever happened," Karat said.
"People have not voted for the police or the district administration. They have voted for the government. They should be answerable," she said.
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This is serious setback for future of manufacturing sector in North India.
The workers took out a procession through the streets, and began confronting police while vandalising civic facilities, police vehicles and shops. Police then indiscriminately rained baton blows on workers leading to pitched battles.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd--><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Caught in the middle of the anger and confusion were Communist Party of India-Marxist leaders Brinda Karat and Nilotpal Basu, who were present at the venue to take stock of the situation.
"Criminal procedures should be initiated against those responsible (for the incident). The state government is responsible for whatever happened," Karat said.
"People have not voted for the police or the district administration. They have voted for the government. They should be answerable," she said.
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This is serious setback for future of manufacturing sector in North India.