Trade Unions Strike: Services Affected, Millions Protest Government Policies

• Central trade unions held a day-long strike against the government's 'anti-worker, anti-farmer, and anti-national pro-corporate policies'.
• The forum claims 300 million workers mobilized for a 'general strike' to protest new labor codes and other issues.
• All India Trade Union Congress General Secretary Amarjeet Kaur reported widespread agitation across states including Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Odisha.
• Banking, insurance, postal, transport, health, coal, gas pipeline, and electricity sectors are expected to be affected.
• Key demands include scrapping four labor codes, withdrawal of Draft Seed Bill and Electricity Amendment Bill, and restoration of MGNREGA.