Dutta Samant

Dr Datta Samant
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1984–1989
Preceded byR. R. Bhole
Succeeded byVamanrao Mahadik
ConstituencyMumbai South Central
Personal details
Born(1932-11-21)21 November 1932
Devbag, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra
Died16 January 1997(1997-01-16) (aged 64)
Mumbai
Political partyIndependent
Children5
Source: [1]
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Dattatray Samant (21 November 1932 – 16 January 1997), also known as Datta Samant, and popularly referred to as Doctorsaheb, was an Indian politician and trade union leader, who is noted for leading 200–300 thousand textile mill workers in the city of Bombay (now Mumbai) on a year-long strike in 1982, which triggered the closure of most of the textile mills in the city.[1]

  1. ^ "Datta Samant: A lion who prowls the embattled frontier between labour and capital". India Today. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2023.