Overview
- Following Monday’s citywide clashes, police said 40,000 to 45,000 workers gathered across about 80 locations in Noida, with arson, stone‑pelting and road blockades snarling traffic into Delhi.
- In response to the violence, the Uttar Pradesh government ordered an interim minimum‑wage increase of up to 21% effective April 1 and set up a high‑level panel to recommend final rates.
- Protests flared again on Tuesday as police reported more than 300 arrests, with some official tallies reaching 396, seven FIRs on record and heavy deployments by the Rapid Action Force and provincial armed police.
- Investigators are probing what they describe as organised mobilisation using WhatsApp QR‑code groups and newly created bot accounts, and a minister’s claim of possible outside links remains under investigation.
- Many contractual workers say they earn roughly ₹10,000–₹15,000 for long shifts and want pay closer to Haryana’s 35% hike, while unions call the UP revision inadequate and a wage board is due to set final rates after public input this month.