Nation-Wide Strike Cripples Banking Operations in Karnataka
Agencies
Bangalore, Aug 6: Banking operations in Karnataka were paralysed with employees of Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) banks joining a two-day nation-nwide strike.
The employees of the State Bank of India (SBI) stayed away from attending the office. They also held demonstrations in front of their zonal office, pressing for wage hikes and other demands.
All India State Bank Officers Association's Secretary K S Manadapur told UNI that response for the bank strike was total, as all banking operations in the State had come to a halt.
Manadapur said employees of various nationalised banks held protest meetings and demonstrations near State Bank of Mysore headquarters in the heart of the city to protest against the Government for not accepting their long-pending demands.
The operations of the clearing house were also disrupted due to strike and the situation would remain the same tomorrow. About 50,000 employees of the nationalised banks in the State were participating in the strike.
He said the leaders of the United Forum of Banks Union (UFBU) would meet at Chennai on August 11 and chalk out a future course of action, if the Government did not heed to the demands of the bank employees.
The employees of the private banks, including Catholic Syrian, Federal and Lakshmi Vilas, extended their support to the nationwide strike in the State.