The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Central Trade Unions led protests in Krishnagiri courting arrests
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The Hindu Bureau
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Central trade unions in India organized nationwide protests, including a 'prison filling' movement in Krishnagiri, to oppose government economic and labor policies. Protesters demanded higher wages, the revocation of new labor codes, and an end to the privatization of public sector units.
The prison filling movement, led collectively by all central trade unions of the opposition parties, called attention to the ‘failed’ economic, agricultural, and labour policies of the BJP-led Union government. The protest witnessed demonstrators courting arrests in Krishnagiri on Monday (August 10, 2026).
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