Strike not effective, says Centre

NEW DELHI: The government said overall life and business remained normal in most parts of the country, rejecting the central trade union's claim that one-day nation-wide strike was historic.

The Centre said no report of loss of life or property was reported from any part of the country.

Important sectors like railways, civil aviation and major ports remained unaffected, according to a statement issued by the government.

“Banking and insurance, coal, telecom and defence production were partially affected while transport and steel were marginally affected,” the statement said.

While Kerala and Tripura were affected Odisha, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh were partially affected. In other states strike’s impact remained negligent.