Bharat Bandh LIVE: Yechury attacks PM over Reliance Jio 4G ads; CPI (M) says Kejriwal competing with Modi

New Delhi: The nationwide day-long strike on Friday by Left-affiliated trade unions against the BJP-led central government's "anti-labour" policies affected normal life in several states, including West Bengal, Karnataka and Communist-ruled Kerala and Tripura, but saw minimal effect in the national capital and Mumbai.

02 September 2016

15:29 IST

Cracking the whip, the Delhi government invoked the stringent ESMA declaring as illegal the nurses' stir which has severely affected the functioning of state-run hospitals at a time when the city was grappling with rising cases of dengue and chikungunya.

Reacting to the development CPI (M) tweeted:

.@ArvindKejriwal ignored nurses plight & when they use last resort of strike invoked ESMA against them, competing with Modi govt! Shame!

— CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) September 2, 2016

15:25 IST

CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury hits out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying, "PM busy endorsing private telecom co., his govt to waive off bank loans of real estate firms, but no money for workers?"