UP govt braces up for nationwide strike today

Lucknow :In the wake of strike call given by central trade unions today, security has been stepped up in industrial cities of Uttar Pradesh , a senior officer said here.

“In the view of strike call given by the central trade unions tomorrow five companies of PAC have been mobilised in Ghaziabad, which is the industrial hub in western UP,” IG (law and order) A Satish Ganesh said.

He said that additional force has also been provided in other industrial cities like Varanasi and Kanpur.

“The officers have been directed to remain watchful and take appropriate action wherever law and order is affected,” he said.

He said that there had been violence during strike in the year 2013.

PTI