US EditionBharat Bandh on February 12: What Services Will Remain Open, What Shut?
About 30 crore workers are expected to strike to oppose labour codes and bills, demanding restoration of MGNREGA and withdrawal of pro-corporate policies, unions said.
- The joint platform of 10 central trade unions announced a nationwide general strike for February 12, estimating around 30 crore workers will participate.
- The unions say long-standing policy grievances drove the strike call, demanding scrapping of the four labour codes, withdrawal of the Draft Seed Bill, Electricity Amendment Bill, and the SHANTI Act.
- Union leaders cite district- and block-level preparations, with farmers' federations, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha, students and youth groups joining mobilisation efforts.
- The strike is set to hit 600 districts and disrupt government, public and private sector establishments, with unions warning of full shutdowns in Odisha and Assam.
- On February 10, Left parties issued a joint press statement opposing the four labour codes, alleging they push workers into `modern-day slavery` and weaken rights, with K. Neela, Mahesh Rathod, and K.R. Veerabhadrappa signing.
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Bharat Bandh on February 12: What services will remain open, what shut?
Bharat Bandh: Ten central trade unions across the country have called for a nationwide strike, Bharat Bandh, on Thursday (February 12), opposing the new labour codes. Thirty crore workers are expected to participate
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The Economic TimesBharat Bandh on February 12: Will banks, schools, colleges, transport and markets remain closed tomorrow?
Bharat Bandh 2026 Feb 12: Central trade unions and farmers' organizations are set to observe a nationwide Bharat Bandh on February 12, 2026, disrupting banking, public transport, and government services. The strike protests new labor codes and the India-US trade deal, which farmers fear will harm domestic agriculture. Protests are planned nationwide, with effigies of leaders to be burned.
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