Talk:2020 Indian general strike

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AnItalianEditor, Tarikhejtemai, if you want to keep the overview paragraph please (A) show that it is relevant background to the protests and (B) edit it in such a way that this is obvious and the bias is removed. Please check that 157.39.221.121, 103.208.69.106, and Dilshan443355 are happy with it. Thank-you, ~ El D. (talk to me) 16:16, 8 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The "250 million strikers" number seems wildly inacurate.

If 250 million workers truly did go on stirke in India on the 26th, why are there none of the big international news agencies reporting on it? There is also an arcticle by the german newspaper of record "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung", written by one of their south east asia correspondents Till Fähnders claiming that the number is "misleading" and "misinformation". The number, he writes, is solely based on claims made by Indian unions, and not realistic considering the total population of the states where the protesting Farmers are from only counts about 60 million. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Neilhalpert (talk • contribs) 22:49, 9 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I see the number as 30 million not 60 million. While I can not speak to the reliability of FAZ, the states the Unions say are participating are Kerala (pop 34 mil), Puducherry (1 mil), Odisha (43 mil), Assam (30 mil), and Telangana (35 mil). They also report strikes in Tamil Nadu (67 mil), Punjab (30 mil), and Haryana (25 mil) with the Deccan Herald noting 1 day strikes in Karantaka (61 mil), Maharashtra (114 mil), and Delhi (19 mil). These states have a total population of more than 460 million. So FAZ's claim that the states that are involved do not have sufficient populations is untrue. I personally doubt the 250 million number but the current phrasing is a text book case of WP:NIS, in that membership numbers are literally the example given. ~ El D. (talk to me) 10:45, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Slate and Al Jazera are reporting the number [1] [2]. As are the usual left wing sources. ~ El D. (talk to me) 11:01, 10 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Neilhalpert although I disagree with the number, the text clearly says that it was the trade unions that claimed that number, not independent reports. Maybe we can add independent reports claims that X number of people were present at protests? User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 23:59, 19 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

El komodos drago I invite you to the discussion as well. User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 00:00, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I doubt that Al Jazeera and Slate have actually done their own research into the numbers attending so I'd prefer to keep the explicit attribution to the trade unions. ~ El D. (talk to me) 00:02, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

El_komodos_drago see diff. User:Tetizeraz. Send me a ✉️ ! 10:00, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Looks fine. ~ El D. (talk to me) 11:47, 20 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]