Summary:
Though the strike was largely peaceful both in the city and in rural areas, some protesters deflated the tyres of taxis and autorickshaws in Thampanoor in the morning. Tyres deflatedThe Police Department’s buses ferried those who landed up at the railway station, unaware of the strike, to different locations. The normally crowded bus stands at Thampanoor and East Fort wore a deserted look as Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and private buses stayed off the road. more-inThe 24-hour-long general strike called by 16 trade unions in the State in protest against the Central government’s decision to extend fixed-term contract employment in all sectors threw normal life in the city out of gear on Monday. Workers on fixed-term employment need not be served with any termination notice, irrespective of the period for which they were employed..