State-Wise Bharat Bandh Today LIVE Updates: Farmers Protest, Unions Stage Strike

By Aditya Nagar | February 12, 2026

A joint trade union forum has called for a nationwide strike on February 12. Today, they are observing Bharat Bandh to protest the recently announced India-US trade agreement.

The unions have condemned the BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party) for its vulnerability to surrendering under pressure from the US.

According to them, the strike is disrupting operations in over 600 districts nationwide.

State-wise Bharat Bandh: Delhi Trade Union Strike

There are 10 central trade unions behind the state-wide Bharat Bandh strike. These are

INTUC - Indian National Trade Union Congress
AITUC - All India Trade Union Congress
HMS - Hind Mazdoor Sabha
CITU - Centre of Indian Trade Unions
AIUTUC - All India United Trade Union Centre
TUCC - Trade Union Co-ordination Centre
SEWA - Self-Employed Women’s Association
AICCTU - All India Central Council of Trade Unions
LPF - Labour Progressive Federation
UTUC - United Trade Union Congress

Massive Strike Cripples Services Across India

The recent strike will affect banking services, major public services, and transport, as a 30-crore workforce across various sectors will be involved.

As trade unions claim, businesses benefit from these new labour laws and pay little attention to workers’ rights.

They further criticised that, with these reforms, it will be easier for organisations to hire and dismiss workers at will.

Moreover, it will reduce statutory protections and exempt many informal workers from legal coverage.

It will also undermine labour rights, ease hiring and dismissal norms, limit statutory protections and exclude many informal workers from legal coverage.

SKM Governor Condemns the Agreement, Calls it Betrayal to Farmers

Criticising the agreement, Hannan Mollah, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) convenor, has called it a betrayal of farmers.

Pointing to the India-US agreement, the government had caved in under US pressure and wants Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to resign.

Additionally, the SKM convenor clarified that a campaign ran from February 4 to 11, during which SKM met farmers.

According to the ANI report, this was the main reason for calling a Bharat Bandh on February 12 over this matter.

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi Comes in Support of Farmers and Workers for Nationwide Strike

Based on his post on X, Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi also voiced support for the nationwide strike by farmers and workers.

Gandhi called the recent India-US agreement an injustice to farmers' and workers’ rights. According to him, it could hamper their livelihood. Eliminating MGNREGA will strip villagers of their last support.

Karnataka Bharat Bandh Today

Unlike other states, the Karnataka NFITU (Karnataka National Federation of Indian Trade Unions) will not participate in the nationwide strike.

According to state president Venkatesh, he accepts the central government’s new labour codes, as they are in favour of workers.

The recently introduced code reflects equal pay for equal work. The remaining step is the mandatory issuance of an appointment letter.

Odisha Bharat Bandh Feb 26

In Odisha, workers from banking, public services, and transport are likely to join this strike.

As announced by the trade unions, the protests will take place in major cities and district headquarters.

This will indeed disrupt public transport, markets, and offices.

Bangal Bharat Bandh

Regarding the Bangal Bharat Bandh, labour unions and farmer organisations are strongly supporting it.

Protestors will conduct rallies and road demonstrations in many places. At the same time, emergency services are expected to be ready.

UP Bharat Bandh updates

Uttar Pradesh is also expected to participate in the Bharat Bandh in support of workers and farmers.

Union leaders said there will be no violence, as the demonstrations will be held peacefully. However, this will still disrupt daily transportation and government services.

Farmers will raise concerns about trade policies, crop prices, and input costs.

Worker Protest

Workers are mainly protesting against the new labour forms, which, according to them, benefit large firms and compromise workers’ rights.

From their perspective, this will lead to more frequent hiring and firing, triggering job insecurity among workers on both contractual and informal terms of employment.

Farmers Protest

On the farmers’ side, they are also opposed to the new policy, as they feel their concerns are being overlooked.

This has instilled fear in them regarding the negative impact of trade agreements on their income and agriculture.

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