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Madhusudan Khandait, secretary of the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangh or Tea Workers Association, which has one million members, said the state government must take the blame for the deadlock.
BBC: NEWS | South Asia | Strike halts Assam tea production
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Madhusudan Khandait, who heads the Assam Tea Labourers Union, told the BBC that the ITA's offer of productivity-linked wages were unacceptable because they will sharply divide the work force.
BBC: NEWS | Business | Strike hits Indian tea production
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Of the 10 who dropped out altogether (one other, Gracias Saldanha, died in July), 4 have their fortunes tied to the power industry, which is plagued by fuel shortages, including power producer L. Madhusudan Rao of Lanco Infratech and power-equipment maker B.
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