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A branch of State Bank of India (SBI) wears a deserted look during a two-day nationwide strike, called by United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), to protest against the proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders, in Bikaner.
Banking services such as cash withdrawals, deposits, cheque clearing and business transactions were impacted across the country on Monday, the day one of the PSU bank union s strike, against the proposed privatisation of two more state-owned lenders. United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions, had given a strike call for March 15 and 16, and claimed that about 10 lakh bank employees and officers of the banks will participate in the strike.