In Focus Podcast | Noida protest: Why do labour disputes get treated as ‘law and order’ issue?

Workers in the industrial belts of the NCR region and beyond have been agitating for better wages since February 2026.

On April 13, a protest in Noida over salary disparities descended into violence. Around 50 vehicles were burn. Police resorted to lathi-charge. Over 300 workers were arrested. Many are still in jail, and serious charges have been framed against them. Trade union activists have claimed that the workers were demonstrating peacefully and had no incentive to resort to violence.