To express solidarity with agitating state roadways workers, government staffers across various departments began a two-day strike Tuesday, the employees' unions said.
The employees' union leaders said their strike had affected normal life heavily, a claim which was later rebuffed by the state government.
The Haryana Roadways employees have been protesting for the last 15 days against the state government's decision to run 700 private buses. On Monday, they extended their strike till November 2.
"To express solidarity with them (roadways workers) as many as 2 lakh employees from various departments have gone on a two-day strike starting today," said Subhash Lamba, general secretary of the Sarv Karamchari Sangh, Haryana, an apex body of the state government employees.
He claimed employees of various state departments, boards, corporations, municipalities and panchayat raj institutions have gone on strike, "badly affecting work".
Lamba said the worst-hit government department was the power division. "Bijli Vitran Nigams (power utilities) were the most affected by the strike. Complaint centres also remained shut," he said.
Anganwari, Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) and mid-day meal workers also participated in the strike, he said.
However, an official government spokesman said, "Work in various Haryana government departments remained normal. As many as 1.22 lakh employees marked their attendance using the biometric systems."
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