UP govt clamps ESMA, banning strikes in all depts for 6 months
The Yogi Adityanath government has banned strikes and demonstrations in its departments, corporations and local authorities for the next six months under the UP Essential Services Maintenance Act, as per a statement. State BJP spokesperson Manish Shukla said a divine and grand Kumbh is going to be held in the state in the coming months and other important programmes have also been proposed.