ASSAM-Farcical Confrontation

February 6, 1971 tricity Wage Board award with certain modifications. The Punjab State Electricity Board workers wanted interim relief on par with what had been granted by the Central Government to its employees. They were also protesting against mass victimisation of employees by the Board for their participation in an earlier one-day token strike. The services of nearly 3,000 employees had been terminated. The Strike by the Punjab Government employees was also for interim relief. The mechanical staff of the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation struck work demanding bonus, permanency of service and cash dearness allowance.