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Trade union strike shuts down India

Trade unions called a nationwide strike to protest against the government's anti-labour policies'.

By :  naren pulloor
Update: 2016-09-02 11:31 GMT
The nationwide strike called by central trade unions on Friday hit normal life in Telangana and Kerala, but it did not affect Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Maharashtra where transport services and other businesses ran without any hindrances.
CITU workers hold protest rally in support of their demands in Shimla. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)
In Kolkata, seven persons were arrested for trying to enforce the strike forcefully. CITU-led Left trade unions claimed that the strike is going on peacefully and accused Trinamool Congress of trying to incite violence at some places. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)
In Delhi, buses are running and essential services like power and water supply have not been affected. (Photo: PTI)
Public transport services were hit in Punjab and Haryana with roadways employees participating in the strike call, causing inconvenience to passengers. (Photo: PTI)
CITU activists protesting on railway tracks during the nationwide strike. (Photo: PTI)
In Mumbai bank employees hold placards and shout slogans at a rally in support of trade unions' nationwide strike. (Photo: PTI)
In Odisha, vehicular movement came to a halt with buses, trucks, auto-rickshaws and other vehicles keeping off the roads with supporters of the strike staging road blockade at many places including highways by burning tyres and putting hurdles, police said. (Photo: PTI)
In Left-ruled Kerala, public transport vehicles stayed off the roads, and shops and business establishments downed their shutters. Autorickshaws, taxis, KSRTC and private buses are not plying on roads across the state. (Photo: PTI)
In Karnataka, demonstrations are being held by trade unions across the state. At a march held in the city, protesters with banners marched from Town hall to Freedom Park here shouting slogans against government policies. (Photo: PTI)
Banking operations came to standstill in Telangana as over 15,000 employees of various banks participated in the general strike. (Photo: PTI)
Trade unions called a nationwide strike to protest against the government's anti-labour policies'.

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