Bank employees to strike work on July 7

About 10 lakh bank employees across the country will go on strike on July 7 to protest against the government's policies on public sector banks, the United Forum of Bank Unions has today.

"The Centre is following a policy that will destroy public sector banks in the country," AK Ramesh, National President of Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) told reporters here.

The striking employees are demanding no privatisation of public sector banks, non merger of banks and ban on outsourcing, he said.