Banking services affected in Gujarat owing to UFBU strike

Ahmedabad: Banking services remained affected across Gujarat owing to the nationwide strike called by banking unions pressing for various demands.

Thousands of employees in various public sector and private banks in Gujarat participated in the day long strike called by their umbrella organisation United Forum of Banking Unions (UFBU).

Banking transactions including withdrawal of cash, cheque clearances and cash deposits, ATM services were also affected during the strike.

Bank employees staged a protests and took out rallies at various place including Khanpur, Ashram road in Ahmedbad, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Junagadh and other cities raising slogans and holding placards showing their prominent demands like opposition of privatization.

The UFBU is an umbrella body of nine unions, but two of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh affiliates National Organisation of Bank Workers and National Organisation of Bank Officers did not participate in the stir.

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