Bharat Bandh today: From Odisha to Tamil Nadu, protests rattle India | In Pics

10 central trade unions, including INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF, and UTUC called for the Bharat Bandh on Thursday.

Published on Feb 12, 2026 04:41 pm IST 7 Photos
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Members of a joint forum of central trade unions shout slogans on a railway track in Odisha's Balasore on Thursday after a national strike or Bharat Bandh was called to protest against the recently signed India-US trade deal.(PTI)

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Members of joint trade forums in Patna, shout slogans as they protest against government trade policies after a Bharat Bandh was called on Thursday.(PTI)

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Police officials detain demonstrators in Chennai during Bharat Bandh protests organized by trade unions on Thursday against the recently signed India-US trade deal.Port operations in Thoothukudi and Chennai also bore the brunt of the agitation with major trade unions, including the Centre of Indian Trade Unions , leading the protest demonstrations.(AFP)

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The Bharat Bandh across also comes protests swept the parliament during the ongoing Budget Session, where tensions between the government and the opposition over the trade agreement have been rising.(PTI)

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In Chennai, a large-scale protest was also organised at Valluvar Kottam, where members of various trade unions and the Labor Progressive Federation gathered to raise slogans against the central government.(AFP)

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