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IOCL Resumes Budge Budge LPG Plant Operations After Violent Wage Protest

More than 90 people have been arrested as police probe hazardous gas releases and equipment vandalism at the plant.

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Overview

  • After production and dispatch were halted, IOCL sourced cylinders from other bottling facilities to restore output at Budge Budge.
  • Law enforcement filed multiple FIRs, arrested over 90 individuals and set up pickets while reviewing CCTV footage to identify culprits.
  • The protest turned dangerous when drivers and transporters released LPG from dozens of cylinders and vandalized vehicles, risking fire and explosions.
  • Participants demanded payment of three years’ pending dues, with each driver claiming more than ₹1 lakh in arrears.
  • BJP leaders blamed the Trinamool Congress for fostering a syndicate culture behind the unrest; TMC spokespersons called it an industrial protest and pointed to opposition syndicate ties.