Nationwide Strike on Thursday: Essential Services Face Major Disruption

• A joint forum of central trade unions has called for a nationwide strike on Thursday, February 12, impacting essential services.
• Electricity, banking, insurance, transport, health, gas, and water supply services are expected to be affected across the country.
• The strike protests the central government's "anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-national pro-corporate policies."
• Around 30 crore workers, including power employees, engineers, and some bank unions, are expected to participate.
• Key demands include opposing privatization, the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025, and the proposed National Electricity Policy 2026.