New Delhi: Touted as one of the largest post-Independence strike supported by all the major
trade unions cutting across party lines, Tuesday’s display of public anger against price rise lived
up to its billing in some parts but failed to meet the expectations of the unionists in others.
While public sector banks were shut across the country and transport was hit in some states
due to the nationwide strike called by 11 major trade unions that included CITU, INTUC,
AITUC and HMS, other aspects of life that took a hit were public transport and insurance
companies.
Even defence production was hit with the ordnance factory in Nagpur, which makes artillery
shells including the Pinaka rockets, shut with more than 3,000 workers blocking the gates. This
was the first ever total strike in the ordnance factory in a decade. Other ordnance factories closed
were those in Chandrapur and Bhandara where not one single worker came to work.
Life in cities including Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, was normal. States like Kerala, Bihar,
Rajasthan and Tripura were shut down. The impact was felt in northeastern states which
traditionally do not participate in general strikes. In Manipur and Assam, the strike was total
while the impact was partial in Meghalaya.
In Kerala, the strike was nearly total. In Mumbai, the strike was restricted to banks and
insurance companies.
DELHI ON: Bus, Metro, trains, airport, retail, schools, colleges OFF: Banks, autos, taxis
KOLKATA ON: Public transport, airport, train, Metro, government offices OFF: Banks,
insurance, post offices, port, private offices, retail sector
MUMBAI ON: Public transport, airport, schools & colleges, civic bodies, retail & vegetable
markets OFF: Port, forex and money markets, public sector banks, industries, hotels, power
sector
CHENNAI ON: Public transport, retail Off: Banks, insurance, post offices, port
BANGALORE ON: Public transport, airport, train, Metro, schools, colleges OFF: Factories,
banks, insurance sector
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