Bharat Bandh day 2 highlights: Central employees in Himachal say govt should accept their all demands

Bharat Bandh highlights: Tuesday marks the Day 2 of the nationwide strike called by the joint forum of central trade unions. The call for Bharat bandh has been given by a joint forum of central trade unions to protest against government policies affecting workers, farmers, and people.

The strike began on Monday, March 28 from 6 am.  (HT Photo/Sanjeev Kumar)

Banking, transportation, insurance and several essential services took a hit and several states woke up to empty streets as the central trade unions launched the two-day Bhagrat Bandh strike on Monday. Transport services were affected in a few districts as protesters blocked roads and halted train movement at some railway stations on the Howrah and Sealdah sections in Bengal....Read More

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• 29 Mar 2022, 03:08:41 PM IST

  Shops shut in Puducherry on Day 2 of Bharat Bandh

• 29 Mar 2022, 01:22:55 PM IST

  Issues related to nationwide strike raised in RS

  Opposition MPs on Tuesday raised issues related to the ongoing nationwide strike called by certain trade unions, and urged the central government to look into their demands and take remedial steps.

  During the Zero Hour, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu did not accept the notices by some opposition members to discuss the 12-point charter of trade unions, who have called for the two-day nationwide strike.

• 29 Mar 2022, 11:43:01 AM IST

  Banking services partially impacted

  The banking services have been partially impacted in several parts of the country as several branches downed shutters with a section of employees not reporting for duty, while many ATMs remained closed.

• 29 Mar 2022, 10:57:35 AM IST

  Shops shut in Kerala on Day 2 of Bharat Bandh

  Shops remains closed in Thiruvananthapuram, in view of the Bharat Bandh called by various central trade unions.

• 29 Mar 2022, 10:55:54 AM IST

  DMK-led trade union joins protestors in nationwide stir in Chennai

• 29 Mar 2022, 10:09:45 AM IST

  5 BPCL unions restrained from participating in strike by Kerala HC

  The Kerala High Court has restrained five unions in the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) from participating in the strike.

• 29 Mar 2022, 09:40:04 AM IST

  Trade unions block roads as protest continues on Day 2

  Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and other Left organisations hold protests against government policies during the two-day Bharat Bandh call by trade unions in Karnataka.

• 29 Mar 2022, 09:00:46 AM IST

  Cong's  Kodikunnil Suresh gives adjournment motion in LS

  Congress chief whip Kodikunnil Suresh gives adjournment motion in Lok Sabha, to discuss 'the all-India strike called by the joint council of various trade unions'.

• 29 Mar 2022, 08:43:29 AM IST

  Rising fuel prices also a reason for nationwide strike

  Reduced rate of interest on Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, rising fuel prices, are among a few reasons for the Bandh call.

• 29 Mar 2022, 08:04:33 AM IST

  Congress MP gives suspension of Business notice in RS to discuss national strike

  Congress MP Shaktisinh Gohil has given suspension of Business notice under Rule 267 in Rajya Sabha, to have a discussion on the two-day nationwide strike called by different trade unions to protest against govt policies.

• 29 Mar 2022, 07:33:55 AM IST

  Kerala HC said on Monday that govt staff participation in strike ‘illegal’

  In Kerala, the high court on Monday issued orders prohibiting the government employees from abstaining from work, calling it illegal. A majority of government offices were impacted on the first day of the Bharat Bandh. Read more

• 29 Mar 2022, 07:17:42 AM IST

  Bharat Bandh enters day 2; banking, transport services partially hit on 1st day

  India's first major protest after the conclusion of a crucial round of state polls - the Bharat Bandh strike - led to a partial disruption of banking and transport services on Monday as the two-day agitation kicked off. The 48-hour protest has entered the second day on Tuesday, and the impact is likely to continue. The strike has been called by a group of trade unions who have been voicing concern over several government policies, calling them "anti-worker and anti-farmer". Read more

• 29 Mar 2022, 07:01:05 AM IST

  Public transport services took a hit in Haryana on Day 1 of strike

  Public transport services were affected in Haryana on Monday as the Roadways employees joined the two-day nationwide strike call given by a joint forum of the central trade unions to protest against the Centre's alleged wrong policies that are affecting farmers, workers and people.

  Commuters had to face a tough time as the bus services remained suspended at several depots of Haryana Roadways.

• 29 Mar 2022, 05:35:57 AM IST

  Central employees in Himachal say govt should accept their all demands

  Himachal Pradesh Central Government Employees and Workers Coordination Committee on Monday said the Centre should fulfill all demands of the employees and stop privatisation of government departments.