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Photos: Trade unions ‘Bharat Bandh’ hits transport and banking services
Updated On Jan 08, 2020 07:01 pm IST
Ten trade unions and six bank unions are participating in a 24-hour Bharat Bandh against what these unions have termed the Centre's "anti-worker and anti-people policies." Farmers and students joined some of the protests called by nions who claim 25 crore members between them. The government had warned employees that strikers would face "consequences" including having wages deducted and other disciplinary action if they joined the protest.
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Protesters confront police during the nationwide general strike called by various trade unions against the central government, in Chennai. Ten central trade unions including INTUC, AITUC and CITU along with various sectoral federations and associations had adopted a declaration in September last year to go on a nationwide strike on January 8. (Arun Sankar / AFP)
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Members of Centre of Indian Trade Union (CITU) block the Trivandrum Express during the strike in Guwahati. Normal life was hit in Assam as vehicles remained off the roads and markets were shut due to the strike against “anti- people” policies of the Centre, PTI reported. Most banks also remained close across the state. (PTI)
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Bharat Petroleum Refinery Employees raise slogans against the government’s decision of strategic disinvestment and privatization of BPCL in front of the refinery at Mahul in Mumbai. The trade unions have a 12-point charter of demands which includes the dropping of proposed labour reforms by the centre. (ANI)
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Police stand beside a poster board announcing the strike, outside the Reserve Bank of India in Hyderabad. Six bank unions are supporting the Bharat Bandh. All India Bank Employees Association general secretary C H Venkatachalam told PTI that the government’s moves such as merger of PSUs, bank mergers and privatisation have led them to join the strike. (Noah Seelam / AFP)
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Delhi remained largely remained unaffected though most industrial workers stayed away from work. Metro and Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) services were unaffected despite the strike call. Widespread intermittent rains in the national capital also reduced the intensity of the strike. The industrial areas of Mayapuri and Wazirabad saw a protest march. (Altaf Qadri / AP)
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A view inside the GPO in Mumbai. BEST buses and train services were reported running normally in the city. Banking services were moderately hit as public sector banks opened in Mumbai but employees were scarce across most branches. (Satish Bate / HT Photo)
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Activists take part in a rally in support of the strike in Kolkata. Incidents of violence and arson were reported from various parts of West Bengal with buses, a police vehicle and government property being vandalised. Clashes also broke out between Left supporters, rallying in support of the strike, and TMC supporters opposing it. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)
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Porters rest at Howrah station where several trains were cancelled or diverted. Railway tracks were blocked in Howrah and Kanchrapara in the North 24 Parganas. The Transport Department said it would rub 22% additional buses in view of the strike. Radio taxis were conspicuous by their absence at the Kolkata airport and Howrah station. (Samir Jana / HT Photo)
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CITU activists and labourers at a rally in support of the strike in Bangalore. The call had little effect on life in the city and other parts of Karnataka, with schools, colleges and businesses functioning. Some impact of the strike was felt at the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) yards where labourers did not turn up. (Manjunath Kiran / AFP)
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Partial shutdown of shops and other establishments was reported from several cities in Punjab. With the state-run roadways unions joining the strike, most buses were off the roads in the state. In neighbouring BJP-ruled Haryana the impact of the strike was mixed. (Gurpreet Singh / HT Photo)
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In Bihar, the state capital woke up to inconveniences caused by auto-rickshaws staying off the roads. People hit the streets demanding workers rights and denouncing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the proposed countrywide NRC. A large number of Anganwadi workers opposing the Labour Code Bill and demanding regularisation of jobs and increased wages were also seen. (ANI)
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