Summary:
By Express News ServiceHYDERABAD: The nationwide strike called by various trade unions protesting against the Central government's 'anti-people' policies had only a partial impact on business establishments and educational institutions in the city on Wednesday. In fact, fearing the transport strike, many took to the Metro to reach their destinations on time. However, there was a partial impact on the banking sector, except the State Bank of India, as the workers’ unions observed the strike. A large number of workers’ unions, including central trade unions like Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), and Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), along with various independent associations, civil society activists, farmers’ associations, and journalist unions’ gathered at Dharna Chowk in large numbers and raised slogans against the Central government’s ‘anti-people’ policies. Over 30,000 employees belonging to 22 unions of Telangana State Power Utilities too boycotted their duties to join the strike..