On 3 June 1977, barely three months after the emergency was lifted, the struggle of Dalli-Rajhara miners and the name of Shankar Guha Niyogi became known to the world outside Chattisgarh.
The previous night Niyogi had been arrested provoking thousands of workers to demonstrate at the police station and practically lay siege to it. Police opened fire, killing twelve people including a woman. Earlier in February-March while the emergency was still formally on, workers had come out and struck work spontaneously. Subsequently, an organized union called Chattisgarh Mines Shramik Sangh (CMSS) came into existence under the leadership of Niyogi. This report is a tribute to Shankar Guha Niyogi and his struggle in organising the workers’ movement in Chattisgarh.
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Shankar Guha Niyogi and the Chattisgarh Peoples Movement
