§ Mr. Sorensenasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the nature of the dispute in the threatened strike of railwaymen 315W in India; and what is the proportionate increase in wages, compared with the rise in the cost of living.
§ Mr. A. HendersonI understand that according to a resolution passed by the General Council of the All-India Railwaymen's Federation the main points of dispute are (a) the retrenchment of personnel, (b) the revision of pay scales, (c) the rates of dearness allowance, and (d) a demand for three months' war bonus. I am asking the Government of India for information on the point raised in the second part of the Question.