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August 19, 1972 Transport buses and employing outside labour. Three days before Independence Day he launched the strike of 90,000 employees of the Municipal Corporation. Finally, there followed the indefinite strike of drivers and conductors and other traffic staff of BEST, paralysing the city's bus transport system. It is a measure as much of the discontent among the Corporation employees as of Fernandas' skilful handling of the situation that two unions led by Congressmen were also persuaded to join in the strike. All opposition parties and their trade union organisations have lent support to the strike.