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On 26 November 2020, a mass [[general strike]] was held across [[India]]. The strike was organized by 10 [[trade unions]] across the country and was supported by the [[Indian National Congress]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], and other left-wing parties.<ref name="TheStatesman">{{Cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Niladry|date=26 November 2020|title='Historic' All India General Strike majorly successful: claim CPIM, Congress in Kolkata|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/historic-all-india-general-strike-majorly-successful-claim-cpim-congress-kolkata-1502937461.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128111242/https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/historic-all-india-general-strike-majorly-successful-claim-cpim-congress-kolkata-1502937461.html|archive-date=28 November 2020|access-date=1 December 2020|website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="TelegraphIndia">{{Cite web|date=17 November 2020|title=10 Trade unions to hold strike on November 26|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/10-trade-unions-to-hold-strike-on-november-26/cid/1797740|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117123150/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/10-trade-unions-to-hold-strike-on-november-26/cid/1797740|archive-date=17 November 2020|access-date=1 December 2020|website=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|publisher=[[ABP Group]]}}</ref><ref name="timesnow20201125">{{Cite web|date=25 November 2020|title=26 November 2020 strike: Which unions are participating in Bharat Bandh? Who all are backing it? [DETAILS]|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/26th-november-2020-strike-10-trade-unions-call-for-nationwide-bandh-autos-cabs-in-telangana-to-join-strike/685445|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130170649/https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/26th-november-2020-strike-10-trade-unions-call-for-nationwide-bandh-autos-cabs-in-telangana-to-join-strike/685445|archive-date=30 November 2020|access-date=1 December 2020|website=[[Times Now]]|language=en}}</ref> Trade unions claim 250 million (25 [[crore]]) people took part in the strike,<ref name="DeccanHerald_25crore" /><ref name="TribuneChandigarh_25crore" /> which ''[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]'' says would make it arguably the largest in history.<ref name="JacobinMag" /> The strike was followed by a [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest|farmers march to New Delhi]], which arrived there on 30 November with tens of thousands of farmers surrounding Delhi,<ref name="NYT_AngryFarmers" /> increasing to hundreds of thousands by 3 December.<ref name="BBC_ViralImage" /> | On 26 November 2020, a mass [[general strike]] was held across [[India]]. The strike was organized by 10 [[trade unions]] across the country and was supported by the [[Indian National Congress]], [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]], and other left-wing parties.<ref name="TheStatesman">{{Cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Niladry|date=26 November 2020|title='Historic' All India General Strike majorly successful: claim CPIM, Congress in Kolkata|url=https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/historic-all-india-general-strike-majorly-successful-claim-cpim-congress-kolkata-1502937461.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128111242/https://www.thestatesman.com/bengal/historic-all-india-general-strike-majorly-successful-claim-cpim-congress-kolkata-1502937461.html|archive-date=28 November 2020|access-date=1 December 2020|website=[[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="TelegraphIndia">{{Cite web|date=17 November 2020|title=10 Trade unions to hold strike on November 26|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/10-trade-unions-to-hold-strike-on-november-26/cid/1797740|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117123150/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/10-trade-unions-to-hold-strike-on-november-26/cid/1797740|archive-date=17 November 2020|access-date=1 December 2020|website=[[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]|publisher=[[ABP Group]]}}</ref><ref name="timesnow20201125">{{Cite web|date=25 November 2020|title=26 November 2020 strike: Which unions are participating in Bharat Bandh? Who all are backing it? [DETAILS]|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/26th-november-2020-strike-10-trade-unions-call-for-nationwide-bandh-autos-cabs-in-telangana-to-join-strike/685445|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130170649/https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/26th-november-2020-strike-10-trade-unions-call-for-nationwide-bandh-autos-cabs-in-telangana-to-join-strike/685445|archive-date=30 November 2020|access-date=1 December 2020|website=[[Times Now]]|language=en}}</ref> Trade unions claim 250 million (25 [[crore]]) people took part in the strike,<ref name="DeccanHerald_25crore" /><ref name="TribuneChandigarh_25crore" /> which ''[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]'' says would make it arguably the largest in history.<ref name="JacobinMag" /> Some sources say the size of the strike was 200000-300000.<ref name="India Today">{{Cite web|date=1 December 2020|title=What agitating farmers want, and why the Centre may not oblige|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/what-agitating-farmers-want-and-why-the-centre-may-not-oblige-1745475-2020-11-30|url-status=live|website=India Today|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="The Quint">{{Cite web|date=15 December 2020|title=Old Images From Jan 2020 & 2018 Viral as Ongoing Farmers’ Protest|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/old-images-from-january-2020-and-2018-viral-as-ongoing-farmers-protest|url-status=live|website=[[The Quint (India)|The Quint]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Republic ">{{Cite web|date=15 December 2020|title=Fact Check: Did 250 Million People Gather For A Strike In India Over The Farm Laws? | url=https://www.republicworld.com/fact-check/viral/fact-check-did-250-million-people-gather-for-a-strike-in-india-over-the-farm-laws.html |url-status=live|language=en-US}}</ref> The strike was followed by a [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest|farmers march to New Delhi]], which arrived there on 30 November with tens of thousands of farmers surrounding Delhi,<ref name="NYT_AngryFarmers" /> increasing to hundreds of thousands by 3 December.<ref name="BBC_ViralImage" /> | ||
==Strikers' demands== | ==Strikers' demands== | ||
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==Role of social media== | ==Role of social media== | ||
A "photograph of a paramilitary policeman swinging his baton at an elderly Sikh man", later identified as Sukhdev Singh, taken by Ravi Choudhury of ''[[Press Trust of India]]'' (PTI) [[viral phenomenon|went viral]] on social media. Politicians opposed to the ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) used the image to criticise police violence, while BJP members claimed that the Sikh farmer had not been hit. Choudhury said that the man had been hit by the policeman. A [[fact-checking]] website, ''Boomlive'', interviewed Singh, who stated that he had been hit by two policemen, and sustained injuries to his "forearm, back and calf muscle".<ref name="BBC_ViralImage" /> | A "photograph of a paramilitary policeman swinging his baton at an elderly Sikh man", later identified as Sukhdev Singh, taken by Ravi Choudhury of ''[[Press Trust of India]]'' (PTI) [[viral phenomenon|went viral]] on social media. Politicians opposed to the ruling [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) used the image to criticise police violence, while BJP members claimed that the Sikh farmer had not been hit. Choudhury said that the man had been hit by the policeman. A [[fact-checking]] website, ''Boomlive'', interviewed Singh, who stated that he had been hit by two policemen, and sustained injuries to his "forearm, back and calf muscle".<ref name="BBC_ViralImage" /> | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]] | * [[2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest]] | ||
* [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] | |||
* [[Strikes during the COVID-19 pandemic]] | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||