The all-India strike called by different trade unions affected normal life in Keonjhar district on Friday. Several agitators led by the local AITUC leaders blocked railway tracks disrupting running of trains between Keonjhar and Bhubaneswar.
Fearing disturbances, shopkeepers in Keonjhar, Barbil, Joda, Anandpur, Champua, Jhumpura town kept their establishments closed till evening.
Offices, banks and education institutions were also closed. The strike went peaceful. Comrade Maheswar Rout, Satyanarayan Panda and Hrudayaballav Rout were among the leaders from the AITUC, the HMS and the CITU who led the strike in the district.
The agitators submitted a 12-point charter of demands to the Government through the district administration.