{"id":1751,"date":"2026-02-11T11:58:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=1751"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T11:58:32","slug":"128198328-cms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/?p=1751","title":{"rendered":"Bharat Bandh Tomorrow on February 12 &#8211; What&#8217;s Open, What&#8217;s Closed: Banks, transport, offices &#8211; what will be open and what will shut during nationwide strike | Delhi News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-128198519,imgsize-806895,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/image-used-for-representative-purpose-only.jpg\" alt=\"Bharat bandh on February 12: Banks, transport, offices - what will be open and what will shut during nationwide strike\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Over 10 trade and farmers&#8217; unions have called for a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bharat-bandh\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Bharat Bandh<\/a> on February 12 against the Centre&#8217;s policies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>The bandh is likely to impact public banking, transport and some government sectors. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>A joint platform of 10 central trade unions has claimed that around 30 crore workers are expected to participate in the general strike across India.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Addressing a press conference, All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) General Secretary Amarjeet Kaur said the scale of participation is likely to surpass previous mobilisations. <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>\u201cNot less than 30 crore workers will join the strike on February 12. During the July 9, 2025 protest, around 25 crore workers took part,\u201d she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>According to the unions, the strike will impact operations in over 600 districts, up from around 550 districts during last year\u2019s agitation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The strike has been called to protest what the unions describe as the Centre\u2019s \u201canti-worker, anti-farmer and pro-corporate policies.\u201d The platform said farmers\u2019 groups, agricultural labour unions, students, youth bodies and other federations have extended support.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>February 12 Bharat Bandh: What\u2019s likely to be open and closed<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>While essential services are expected to function, disruptions are likely across several sectors.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Bharat bandh on February 12 &#8211; What&#8217;s likely to be affected:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"26\">\n<ul>\n<li>Public sector banks and insurance offices<\/li>\n<li>State transport services (buses in select states)<\/li>\n<li>Government offices and public sector units<\/li>\n<li>Industrial units and manufacturing hubs<\/li>\n<li>Coal, steel, and other core sectors (depending on local participation)<\/li>\n<li>Rural employment works under MGNREGA (in protest areas)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Bharat bandh on February 12 &#8211; What&#8217;s Likely to remain open:<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"30\">\n<ul>\n<li>Hospitals and emergency services<\/li>\n<li>Ambulance and essential health services<\/li>\n<li>Metro services (subject to local administration decisions)<\/li>\n<li>Private offices and IT companies (depending on region)<\/li>\n<li>Schools and colleges (state-wise decision)<\/li>\n<li>Essential supply services such as milk and pharmacies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) too has announced full-fledged backing for the strike, while agricultural workers\u2019 unions are expected to mobilise with a focus on restoring MGNREGA.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>Kaur claimed that even in BJP-ruled states, the strike will have a major impact. \u201cOdisha and Assam are expected to be completely shut, and other states will see widespread participation,\u201d she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>Strike notices have been served across sectors including government departments, public sector undertakings, industrial clusters and private establishments. Campaigns have been carried out at district and block levels in both rural and urban areas.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"O6hu2 tHlBa  \"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/in.bookmyshow.com\/events\/cassettes-cds-nostalgia-delhi\/ET00484054?utm_source=TOI&amp;utm_medium=ROS_Banner&amp;utm_campaign=CCN26_NDL\" target=\"_blank\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" frmappuse=\"1\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Banner Insert\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" title=\"\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdersrc=\"\" placeholdermsid=\"\" msid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/127934065.cms\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/bharat-bandh-on-february-12-banks-transport-offices-what-will-be-open-and-what-will-shut-during-nationwide-strike\/articleshow\/128198328.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: Over 10 trade and farmers&#8217; unions have called for a Bharat Bandh on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1752,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[5166,5163,5162,5164,1763,1762,1764,1765,5165,1766],"class_list":["post-1751","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bank-strike","tag-bharat-bandh","tag-bharat-bandh-february-12","tag-bharat-bandh-tomorrow","tag-delhi-latest-news","tag-delhi-news","tag-delhi-news-live","tag-delhi-news-today","tag-samyukt-kisan-morcha","tag-today-news-delhi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1751"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1751\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1751"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1751"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/d.sheep-mine.ts.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1751"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}