Employees and workers associated with a joint forum of central trade unions observed a day-long strike on Thursday to show their "resistance to anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the central government". The forum has claimed that 30 crore workers are being mobilised for a "general strike" to protest against the new labour codes, among other issues. Here's a look at how the 'Bharat Bandh' has disrupted several parts of the country. PICS/PTI
Updated On: 2026-02-12 02:02 PM IST
Compiled by : Divya Nair
All India Trade Union Congress General Secretary Amarjeet Kaur told PTI that the general strike started across the country on Thursday morning, and that she has received reports of the agitation from states, including Assam, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Odisha, and Bihar
Roads nearly deserted during a nationwide strike called by a joint forum of central trade unions to demand the repeal of the four labour codes and the withdrawal of several government policies, in Guwahati, Assam, Thursday
The unions are demanding the scrapping of four labour codes and rules, withdrawal of the Draft Seed Bill and Electricity Amendment Bill, and the ''Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act"
Members of a joint forum of central trade unions shout slogans during a nationwide strike called to protest government policies, in Patna, Bihar
Members of a joint forum of central trade unions block roads during a nationwide strike called to protest government policies, in Balasore, Odisha
Normal life was affected in Odisha due to a 12-hour nationwide strike called by central trade unions over several demands. Public transport, markets, educational institutions, and business establishments were affected as major roads, including national and state highways, were blocked
Members of a joint forum of central trade unions shout slogans during a nationwide strike called to protest government policies, in Patna, Bihar, Thursday.
