Patna: Paralyzed banking services in all states on Thursday because thousands of bank employees and officers began a two-day attack to protest the central step to privatize two public sector banks.
Thousands of bank employees rise to the streets here and raise slogans such as “save public sector banks”, “stop selling national assets” and “People’s Savings”.
The march protest, which was held under the Umbrella Forum United Bank (UFBU), began with the SBI branch near Gandhi Maidan and reached DAK Bungalow after passing the exhibition, Fraser Road, Road Str V Verma.
B Prasad, State President of the Bank Employee Federation (BEIFI), said the function at 7,111 branches of private and public sector banks was beaten due to agitation.
“Private banks have fully supported strikes and stopped banking services throughout the day,” he said, agitation of cash withdrawals, deposits, business transactions, loans, check clearing, account opening, and money transfer.
Prasad claimed the banking business worth RS 2,000 Crore was beaten at Bihar on the first day of the strike.
In Bihar, around 50,000 employees and bank officers joined protests on the first day.
More than 5,500 ATM kiosks remain closed.
Anirudh Kumar, Together Secretary of the Association of Bank India (AIBEA) and Secretary General of the Bihar Provincial Bank Employee Association, said the protest was successful because all bank associations and trade unions participated in it.
“We opposed the tapling amendments proposed in the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Protests are for the benefit of the people and bank employees.
Banking services will remain disturbed even on Friday,” he said.
Sanjay Kumar Singh, the approval of the state UFBU and also Secretary General of the State of the State of India State Officer, said the strike saw 100% of the participation of employees and bank officers.