Word: mishra
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Dates: during 1974-1974
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...possibility of such drastic repercussions has hardly made the striking railwaymen popular. Nonetheless, many Indians were outraged when Railway Minister Lalit Narayan Mishra, 51, precipitately arrested George Fernandes, 43, a Socialist from Goa who is president of the All India Railwaymen's Federation, and other union leaders while they were in the midst of negotiations. One of the unionists died in jail of a heart attack. Mishra claimed authority for his harsh action under India's Maintenance of Internal Security Act, which allows indefinite detention. Opposition forces in Parliament, including the pro-Moscow Communists who usually support Indira...