Porters protest at Charbagh: Coolies strike work, demand being absorbed as Rly staff

Porters from across the state protested at the Charbagh railway station in Lucknow on Thursday, demanding that they be accommodated as railway staff, the trolley system be banned immediately, and the carrying of goods on battery rickshaws. Railway passengers had to face problems as the coolies stayed away from work and porter leaders from 75 districts of the state and from all over the country gathered under the banner of the All-India Porter Union.