A forum of 10 central trade unions has called for a strike for various demands including doing away with the four labour codes, privatisation of PSUs, increasing minimum wages to Rs 26,000 per month, as well as the demands of farmer organisations for MSP for crops based on Swaminathan commission’s formula of C2 plus 50 per cent, and loan waiver.

“Around 40,000 employees in about 8,700 bank branches across the state joined the strike. They include staff of 11 public sector banks and some regional rural banks (RRBs),” Madhya Pradesh Bank Employees Association (MPBEA) chairman Mohankrishna Shukla told PTI, He said the strike affected deposit and withdrawal operations and other services, including cheque settlement, renewal of fixed deposit (FD) schemes, and work related to the government treasury.

Shukla opposed privatisation and disinvestment of public sector banks and demanded immediate recruitment to fill pending vacancies in banks. PTI HWP MAS NSK