Photo: ANIBengaluru/Kerala/Chennai/Hyderabad: The 48-hour nationwide strike, that commenced on Tuesday morning received a somewhat lukewarm response from most of the southern states, with mostly business as usual without many hiccups. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led union government has hit out against the Bandh, calling it politically motivated. Trade unions have long protested several measures of the centre but have intensified protests after the roll out specific economic policies, that it believes favours industrialists over workers. But the frequency of such strikes forced even some anti-BJP parties not to back the Bandh. In Kerala, despite traders expressing their interest to open shops, private and public enterprises remained largely shut in most parts.

Source: Mint January 08, 2019 06:56 UTC