Strike in India Shuts Banks as Unions Protest State Asset Sales
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Banks closed and bus services were canceled as millions of Indian government employees joined a nationwide strike to protest the cost of living and plans to sell stakes in state companies.
While the stoppage shuttered businesses in some states, including Kerala and Punjab, its impact was limited. In West Bengal, where trade unions linked to communist political parties are powerful, normally congested roads were quiet yet government offices and schools remained open.