India, April 14 -- Violent protests rocked Uttar Pradesh's Noida on Monday and continued till Tuesday as industrial workers took to the streets to demand higher wages. Several vehicles, including police SUVs, were set on fire, public property was damaged, and incidents of stone-pelting were reported from different parts of the city.

Notably, the trigger behind the protests to tied to a move taken in neighbouring Haryana, where a hike in wages for workers was announced. However, while workers were raking up a storm in Noida, thousands of workers also held protests in Haryana's Palwal and Faridabad on Monday following the state government's decision to raise minimum wages across all categories.

We explain why protests were held in Haryana...