Bharat Bandh : According to the union, the BJP government at the Center is continuously targeting the employees. The government has recently cut the interest on PF from 8.5% to 8.1%. Apart from this, the prices of fuel i.e. petrol, diesel and LPG are increasing. Bank unions have announced a two-day strike on March 28 and 29. Bank employees have joined the bandh against privatization.
Bharat Bandh : Bandh called against the policies of the Center
The Central Trade Union has called a bandh on 28 and 29 March against the policies of the Government of India. On Monday, the effect of bandh has started showing in some states including West Bengal, Kerala. In Howrah, the employees got down on the road and closed it. The union says that this bandh has called against the policies of the government affecting the employees, farmers and common citizens.
In this, the preparations for Bharat Bandh were take stock.
It is being told that the bandh can have an impact on services like banks, railway-road transport and electricity. The Central Trade Union issued a statement saying that the Central Trade Unions and Regional Associations had recently held a meeting in Delhi. In this, the preparations for Bharat Bandh were taken stock. According to the union, Bharat Bandh has been called against the anti-people and anti-national policies of the central government.
The speed of 3000 buses stopped in Haryana
Due to the strike in Haryana, the speed of 3000 buses came to a standstill. Roadways employees have been struggling for a long time for many demands in Haryana. A bandh has been called against old pension restoration, firming up of raw employees and privatization. In Haryana, the employees have fully supported the bandh. This shutdown will continue for two days. Due to the bandh in Jind, services of Delhi-Agra and other long routes have disrupted. However, the police have claim that the buses are being run.
West Bengal | A 48 hours nationwide strike/bandh called by different trade unions to protest against govt policies to be observed today & tomorrow, March 28 & 29.
Visuals from Jadavpur, Kolkata pic.twitter.com/KIXENBe73Z
— ANI (@ANI) March 28, 2022
Bengal : Left workers on the streets in Howrah
The bandh showed a mixed effect in Howrah, West Bengal. Somewhere, leftist organizations were also see shutting down markets and other services. It is being told that as the day progresses, the effect of the bandh will see especially in these areas, where the Left has a strong hold. Left workers stop trains in Bengal’s Kharagpur.
Left workers demonstrated during the bandh in Jadavpur. The effect of the bandh was also visible in Odisha’s Bhubaneswar
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Trade union members demonstrate during a bandh to protest against government policies, in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Effect of bandh also seen in Kerala
MESMA implemented in Maharashtra
At the same time, amidst the Bharat Bandh, the Maharashtra government has implemented the Maharashtra Essential Services Maintenance Act (MESMA) on Sunday itself. So that government employees cannot join Bharat Bandh. Energy Minister Nitin Raut has confirmed the implementation of MESMA in Maharashtra. According to government sources, at present the consumption of electricity in Maharashtra has already increased and there is also a shortage of coal in the state. According to government sources, in such a situation, if the electricity workers go on strike, then farmers, industries and common people will inconvenienced. That’s why MESMA has implemented.
Why was it called off?
According to the union, the BJP government at the Center is continuously targeting the employees. The government has recently cut the interest on PF from 8.5% to 8.1%. Apart from this, the prices of fuel i.e. petrol, diesel and LPG are increasing. Bank unions have announced a two-day strike on March 28 and 29. Bank employees have joined the bandh against privatization.
Who took part in the bandh?
According to the union, employees associated with the coal, steel, oil, telecommunications, postal, income tax departments have also supported the strike in the financial sector, including banking and insurance.
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