(Updates) How Bharat Bandh unfolds in South India
Bengaluru, Sept 2: The 'bandh' call by the All India Trade Union against the "anti-worker" changes that the government has brought in its labour laws has reverberated across India. Schools, colleges and transport are hit, but emergency facilities continue to provide services in each state at the behest of the state and the central governments.
Citing absolute apathy of the government toward their demand for better wages, close to 10 central trade unions unite to go on a one-day strike.
However, the reaction is not the same in every state. South Indian states, specially, have a mixed response to the bandh.
Let's see how:
Strike:Normal life unaffected except for a couple of pockets in #Chennai https://t.co/ClqucMQZQV Photos @agam_justin pic.twitter.com/223XRcb2xi
— DT Next (@dt_next) September 2, 2016
2:50 pm:
1:58 pm: 1,200 workers in Puducherry arrested
Today #BharatBandh
— Priya (@priya13tw) September 2, 2016
STrike definitely affects #Bengaluru
But a welcome relief ! 💃💃💃 What a hectic & stressful week..
Glad itz ending..#1
1:12 pm:
#WorkersStrikeBack Police Crackdown in Srikakulam,Andhra Pradesh. Workers' Voices will not be silenced!#BharatBandh pic.twitter.com/unh2BuRANJ
— CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) September 2, 2016
#WorkersStrikeBack
— CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) September 2, 2016
Andhra Pradesh Complete Shutdown!#BharatBandh pic.twitter.com/62pd54wsYc
1:01 pm: Workers strike back in Andhra Pradesh
VIDEO: #BharatBandh Protesters stage a rail roko in Chennai pic.twitter.com/GKxhZjJhEE
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) September 2, 2016
It's business as usual at APMC yard at Yeshwanthpur in #Bengaluru during #BharatBandh @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/QDTKGuBPCk
— pushkar (@pushkarv) September 2, 2016
12:55 pm:
4 youth from Nagpur on a trip to Tirupati stranded at Majestic. Instead of darshan at Tirupati, now doing #Bengaluru darshan #BharatBandh
— nolan pinto (@nolanentreeo) September 2, 2016
A story to tell:
Bengaluru buses of the roads #Bharatbandh #Bengaluru @NyusuEnglish pic.twitter.com/AzuOGsICZp
— Archana Atmakuri (@archanaatmakuri) September 2, 2016
12:26 pm: Banking operations came to a standstill in Telangana
#Hyderabad- What bandh !!? #BharatBandh
— Jai Nayar (@J_Ubermensch) September 2, 2016
Bandh shows how barbaric we still are. Bandh benefit only political groups, for common man it's unrecoverable loss #Hyderabad #BharatBandh
— Man of Justice (@SuperGops) September 2, 2016
12:08 pm: Cyberabad not far behind
BJP member killed in bomb blast in #Kerala ! Expect a bandh call by BJP? No? What?? OK OK.
— BabuSyed (@BeYess) August 21, 2016
#Kerala bandh
— Jayanth Jayaprakash (@jayanthkj) August 29, 2016
Who gives you the right to shut down the state in the name of a bandh...cowards-not able to handle the national ruling party.
12:06 pm: Citizens of Kerala see politics in Bandh
@SurjyaKMishra Stop this Bandh politics. #CPM ie ChiPeeM was kicked out of #Bengal by people now u wl b kicked out from #Tripura & #Kerala 2
— TMC For India (@tmcforindia) August 31, 2016
Whishing everyone in #Kerala Bandh Mubarak!!
— rayin (@rayin) September 2, 2016
#Kerala #Hartal #Bandh pic.twitter.com/Euxxu3kyZs
— Prince Madathileth (@revprince) September 2, 2016
12:02 pm: Kerala speaks
11:57 am:
BMTC bus stand in Majestic wears a deserted look @NewIndianXpress #BharatBandh #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/6uG8O2UXmW
— ChristinMathewPhilip (@ChristinMP_TNIE) September 2, 2016
11:50 am: 'Magestic' grandeur in Bengaluru.
The best thing about #BharatBandh and #Tradeunionstrike is reaching office in 10minutes #Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/3qRORlWcfY
— Raj Bhatt (@rajbtw) September 2, 2016
Commuters stranded at city railway station and majestic terminus #Bengaluru #BharatBandh pic.twitter.com/unzPnCgNC3
— ChristinMathewPhilip (@ChristinMP_TNIE) September 2, 2016
Cruising through KR Puram on 4th & 5th Gear #Bengaluru #Bangalore #BharatBandh
— Arun (@_Arun021) September 2, 2016
11:48 am:
[Read: Sept 2 All-India Trade Union Bandh: South India showcases mixed response ]
We or any groups associated with us are not supporting the #tradeunionstrike : Pawan Kumar,Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh pic.twitter.com/LZkOrRBKSU
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 2, 2016
We or any groups associated with us are not supporting the trade union strike : Pawan Kumar,Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh
#Tradeunionstrike : Schools and colleges in Bengaluru urban district are closed today as a precautionary measure pic.twitter.com/necjlxCgpu
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 2, 2016
11:40 am:
#Tradeunionstrike hit normal life in Bengaluru (Visuals from bus stand) pic.twitter.com/O9K0O5J6Lj
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 2, 2016
11:38 am: Trade unions hit normal life in Bengaluru. Deserted bus stops can be spotted across the city.
#Topstory Trade unions call nationwide strike demanding better wages and against Govt's changes in labour laws pic.twitter.com/HAPyG3zJQg
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 2, 2016
11:15 am:
#Tradeunionstrike: Passengers stranded at an inter state bus stand in Thiruvananthapuram(Kerala) pic.twitter.com/gWJICG2X4z
— ANI (@ANI_news) September 2, 2016
11:00 am:
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