MP-STRIKE

Banking operations in Madhya

Pradesh remained affected Wednesday, the second day of the

two-day strike called by central labour unions.

Around 14,000 employees from 5,000 out of the total

7,426 bank branches in the state stayed away from work on

Wednesday as well, Madhya Pradesh Bank Employees' Association

chairman MK Shukla told PTI.

Except State Bank of India, employees of 20 government

banks took part in the shut-down, he added.

The strike hit banking transactions including money

deposit and cheque disposal, he said.

Employees staged demonstrations and shouted slogans

against the Union government's alleged anti-labourer policies.

They also submitted memorandums addressed to the Union

government to the state Labour Commissioner and Indore

Divisional Commissioner (revenue).

As many as 10 central trade unions except the

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh had given a call for a two-day Bharat

Bandh on January 8 and 9.