Bank customers had to face tough time for the second day in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh as employees of public sector banks participated in two-day long nationwide strike to press for various demands, including wage revision.
Much to the inconvenience of harried customers, protesters under the banner of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) staged demonstrations and took out protest rallies at several places to express their anger against apathetic attitude of IBA and Centre towards their demands.
ATMs at several places ran out of cash, adding to customers’ woes. Huge rush of customers could be seen outside ATMs who queued up to withdraw money from the cash dispensing machines.
Cheques worth several crore of rupees remained uncleared and transactions like cash deposit, drafts, payments were affected due to strike. Almost 2,500 bank employees assembled here and took out a protest rally. Protesters warned of intensifying their agitation if their demands were not met.