Biratnagar Jute Mill Strike
The Biratnagar Jute Mill Strike (Majdur Hartal) of March 1947 was a labor strike in Biratnagar, Nepal, by workers and laborers of Biratnagar Jute Mill, Ltd. The strike was initially part of a dispute between mill workers and management regarding labor rights, but gradually the strike grew into a nationwide anti-regime movement.
Background
According to the mill workers, there were no labor rights in the mill, and the owners disregarded the workers' input. The living conditions of workers were also very poor, with no running water in the quarters. It also was clear that a handful of people were suppressing the workers in the mill.[1]
Strike
The demonstration started on March 4, 1947
Aftermath
On April 13 the Anti-Rana movement began as scheduled with thousands of Nepali voluntarily getting arrested in Biratnagar,
Releasing of detainees
After his speech, Padma Shamsher ordered the release of most of the detained protestors. However,
See also
- Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala
- History of Nepal
- Rana dynasty
- Nepali Congress
References
- ^ Self Portraits (In nepali), p. 53.
- ^ Bhuwan Lal Joshi; Leo E. Rose (1966). Democratic Innovations in Nepal: A Case Study of Political Acculturation. University of California Press. p. 62. GGKEY:5N30S3HU9BC.
- ISBN 978-81-321-1658-5.
- ^ Bhuwan Lal Joshi; Leo E. Rose (1966). Democratic Innovations in Nepal: A Case Study of Political Acculturation. University of California Press. p. 61. GGKEY:5N30S3HU9BC.
- ^ Bhuwan Lal Joshi; Leo E. Rose (1966). Democratic Innovations in Nepal: A Case Study of Political Acculturation. University of California Press. p. 62. GGKEY:5N30S3HU9BC.
- OCLC 29595365.
- ISBN 978-0-929692-31-9.
- ^ Bhuwan Lal Joshi; Leo E. Rose (1966). Democratic Innovations in Nepal: A Case Study of Political Acculturation. University of California Press. p. 63. GGKEY:5N30S3HU9BC.