The strike had major to moderate impact across the nation.
The Central Trade Unions (CTU) called for a strike across the country on Friday to express their disagreement with the Central Government's 'unilateral labour reforms and anti-worker policies'.
Normal life in several parts of the country was affected by the one-day nationwide strike by trade unions with public transport, banking and mining being among the most-hit, while protesting workers were detained in Haryana, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.
The central trade unions said the strike was successful as around 18 crore workers came on streets to support the agitation, despite only partial impact in some states like Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The government said sectors such as railways, civil aviation and major ports remained "unaffected", while banking and insurance, coal, telecom and defence production were "partially affected" and transport and steel saw only marginal impact.
While the agitation paralysed day to day work in states like Kerala, Odisha, Tripura, Assam and Telangana, the impact was quite visible in Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Haryana, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, claimed Trade Union Coordination Committee (TUCC) General Secretary S P Tiwari.
Here is how the scene was across some of the states.
(With Agency Inputs)
1. Effigies at Amritsar rally
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Members of trade unions burning effigies during their nationwide strike against the Centres policies, in Amritsar. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
2. Strike enforced at Bhubaneswar
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One of the trade union activists charges an autorickshaw driver for plying auto, as they enforce their nationwide strike, in Bhubaneswar. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
3. Outside Defence Research & Development Laboratory
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Defense Security Cops (DSC) stand guard in front of the Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) as the staff went on strike as part of the trade unions nationwide bandh, in Hyderabad. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
4. Kolkata shutdown
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Birds eye view of deserted flyovers during nationwide strike called by trade unions in Kolkata. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
5. Outside the Secreteriat
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Members of the trade unions clash with police during a rally as part of their nationwide strike, outside the Secretariat in Shimla. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
6. Railway blocked
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Members of various Labour parties stage an agitation near Guindy Railway Station as part of their nationwide strike, in Chennai. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
7. Breach of cordon
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Members of Labour parties stage an agitation which developed in to a clash between the protestors and the police, near Guindy Railway Station, Chennai. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
8. Blockade
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Activists of trade unions staging a rail blockade as a part of nationwide strike in Guwahati. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
9. Protestors detained
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Security persons arrest bandh supporters during trade unions nationwide strike in Guwahati. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
10. In protest
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Trade union activists take out a rally in Thiruvananthapuram as part of their nationwide strike. (Photo courtesy - PTI)
