Gherao
Template:Short description Gherao, meaning "encirclement", is a word which denotes a tactic used by labour activists and union leaders in India; it is similar to picketing. Usually, a group of people would surround a politician or a government building until their demands are met, or answers given.[1] This principle was introduced as a formal means of protest in the labour sector by Subodh Banerjee, the PWD and Labor Minister in the 1967 and 1969 United Front Governments of West Bengal, respectively.[2][3]
Owing to its popularity, the word “gherao” was added to the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in 2004. Page 598 has the entry: “Gherao: n (pl. gheraos). Indian; a protest in which workers prevent employers leaving a place of work until demands are met; Origin: From Hindi” and Subodh Banerjee was referred to as the Gherao minister.[4]
Gherao was being used by farmers against government buildings in the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest.[5]
See also
- Bandh
- Bossnapping
- Hartal
- Human chain (politics)
- Lock-in
- Picketing
- Raasta roko
- Rail roko
- Escrache
- Dharna
References
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