Bharat Bandh on March 28, 29: Several service sectors likely to be hit

Bharat Bandh 2022, Bharat Bandh in India
Bharat Bandh on March 28 and March 29
Bharat Bandh 2022, Bharat Bandh in India
Bharat Bandh on March 28 and March 29

The decision comes after trade unions stated they would protest the Centre’s “anti-worker, anti-farmer, anti-people, and anti-national policies” at a meeting on March 22. The bank unions are protesting the government’s plan to privatise public sector banks and the Banking Laws Amendment Bill 2021.

Road workers, transportation employees, and electrical workers have all agreed to join the strike, according to a statement by the trade unions. The railway and defence industry unions would mass mobilise in favour of the strike at hundreds of locations, according to the statement. Workers from a variety of other industries are anticipated to join the strike, including coal, steel, oil, telecom, postal, income tax, copper, and insurance.

The country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), has warned that the walkout could disrupt financial services. “While the bank has made essential provisions to guarantee normal operating in its branches and offices on strike days,” SBI wrote in a regulatory filing, “work in our bank may be hampered to a limited extent by the strike.”

In West Bengal, however, the statewide strike would have a limited impact because the government issued an order stating that all offices must remain open and staff must report to work. “In light of several trade unions’ requests for a 48-hour nationwide strike/bandh on March 28 and 29, all state government offices will stay open on those days, and personnel will report for duty.” The decree said that “leaves will be viewed as ‘dies-non’ and that no salary will be accepted.”

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