A nationwide Bharat Bandh has been called for Thursday, 12 February 2026 by a joint front of ten central trade unions (INTUC, AITUC, CITU, HMS, AIUTUC, TUCC, SEWA, AICCTU, LPF and UTUC) along with major farmers’ organisations including the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political), Kisan Mazdoor Morcha and All India Kisan Sabha. The strike has been announced as a protest against what the organisers describe as “anti-worker, anti-farmer and anti-people policies” of the central government.