Trade unions go on a 24-hour nationwide strike

New Delhi: Trade unions are going on a 24-hour nationwide strike against price rise on Tuesday.

Nearly six crore workers under the banner of 8 trade unions will be participating in the strike.

They are demanding a control on price rise, streamlining of the rationing system and proper implementation of Labour laws.

The bandh is likely to have maximum impact in Kerala, West Bengal and Tripura. In fact, all flights to and from Kolkata have been cancelled. More than 50 flights have already been cancelled. The unions taking part primarily belong to the transport, banking and the industrial sectors.

Normal life in Delhi is likely to be badly hit because of this strike.

Of 15 only the Rashtriya Rajdhani Kshetra Auto Union Union is taking part in the strike.

In this strike, apart from SBI most of the nationalised banks like PNB, Vijaya Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce will take part. One group from the transport sector will be protesting at Jantar Mantar between 10am and 2pm, while one from the banking sector will be protesting outside the Jeevan Bharti building in protest. AITUC trade union along with left leader like Gurdas Das Gupta would protest outside the RBI at 11am.

Mumbai is likely to be hit as the auto unions there may also join the strike called by trade unions against price rise. However, the taxi unions have not joined in the strike yet.