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By Sujoy Dhar KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - Protesters wielding Communist flags clashed with police in Kolkata on Wednesday as millions of workers across India went on strike, the latest display of opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's economic reform package. Modi's plan for reviving India's slowing economy has met with fierce protest and Wednesday's strike came days after the premier abandoned a pro-industry land reform which the opposition had said would hurt India's farmers. Unions called the one-day action against Modi's plans to loosen rigid labor laws, which they say will put jobs at risk.

 

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