#OtD 8 May 1974 a national railway strike started in India. 1.7 million workers went on strike, but were brutally suppressed by Indira Gandhi's government. It lasted until 27 May and was called off https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10841/Indian-national-rail-strike-starts

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