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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 4:41 PM IST

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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)

Published on Feb 12, 2026 4:41 PM

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)

Published on Feb 12, 2026 4:41 PM

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)

Published on Feb 12, 2026 4:41 PM

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)

Published on Feb 12, 2026 4:41 PM

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)

Published on Feb 12, 2026 4:41 PM

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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In Odisha's Balasore, trade unions blocked roads as part of their protest. Opposition parties expressed support for the strike while workers and farmers across the country joined the Bandh to oppose the central government's policies. (PTI)

Published on Feb 12, 2026 4:41 PM

In Odisha's Balasore, trade unions blocked roads as part of their protest. Opposition parties expressed support for the strike while workers and farmers across the country joined the Bandh to oppose the central government's policies. (PTI)

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Police personnel detain a protestor in Chennai after trade union members called a nationwide strike or Bharat Bandh on Thursday.  (AFP)

Published on Feb 12, 2026 4:41 PM

Police personnel detain a protestor in Chennai after trade union members called a nationwide strike or Bharat Bandh on Thursday. (AFP)

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