BENGALURU: As ten central trade unions, along with farmers' organisations, observe a nationwide strike and Bharat Bandh on Thursday against what they describe as the Centre’s "anti-labour" policies, the National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU) in Karnataka has clearly distanced itself from the protest.
The organisation’s state president, V. Venkatesh, asserted that the strike is politically motivated and confirmed that his union would not be taking part.
The nationwide Bharat Bandh has been organised to protest against policies that unions claim are anti-worker, anti-farmer and pro-corporate in nature.