IN PHOTOS: Bharat Bandh cripples parts of the country

Updated On: 12 February, 2026 02:02 PM IST | Divya Nair

Employees and workers associated with a joint forum of central trade unions observed a day-long strike on Thursday to show their "resistance to anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies of the central government". The forum has claimed that 30 crore workers are being mobilised for a "general strike" to protest against the new labour codes, among other issues. Here`s a look at how the `Bharat Bandh` has disrupted several parts of the country. PICS/PTI

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<p>All India Trade Union Congress General Secretary Amarjeet Kaur told PTI that the general strike started across the country on Thursday morning, and that she has received reports of the agitation from states, including Assam, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Odisha, and Bihar</p>

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All India Trade Union Congress General Secretary Amarjeet Kaur told PTI that the general strike started across the country on Thursday morning, and that she has received reports of the agitation from states, including Assam, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, Kerala, Odisha, and Bihar

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Police detain protesters at Nagaon, Assam

<p>Roads nearly deserted during a nationwide strike called by a joint forum of central trade unions to demand the repeal of the four labour codes and the withdrawal of several government policies, in Guwahati, Assam, Thursday</p>

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Roads nearly deserted during a nationwide strike called by a joint forum of central trade unions to demand the repeal of the four labour codes and the withdrawal of several government policies, in Guwahati, Assam, Thursday

<p>The unions are demanding the scrapping of four labour codes and rules, withdrawal of the Draft Seed Bill and Electricity Amendment Bill, and the ``Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act"</p>

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The unions are demanding the scrapping of four labour codes and rules, withdrawal of the Draft Seed Bill and Electricity Amendment Bill, and the ``Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act"

<p>Members of a joint forum of central trade unions shout slogans during a nationwide strike called to protest government policies, in Patna, Bihar</p>

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Members of a joint forum of central trade unions shout slogans during a nationwide strike called to protest government policies, in Patna, Bihar

<p>Members of a joint forum of central trade unions block roads during a nationwide strike called to protest government policies, in Balasore, Odisha</p>

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Members of a joint forum of central trade unions block roads during a nationwide strike called to protest government policies, in Balasore, Odisha

<p>Normal life was affected in Odisha due to a 12-hour nationwide strike called by central trade unions over several demands. Public transport, markets, educational institutions, and business establishments were affected as major roads, including national and state highways, were blocked </p>

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Normal life was affected in Odisha due to a 12-hour nationwide strike called by central trade unions over several demands. Public transport, markets, educational institutions, and business establishments were affected as major roads, including national and state highways, were blocked

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Members of a joint forum of central trade unions shout slogans during a nationwide strike called to protest government policies, in Patna, Bihar, Thursday.

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