Near total shutdown in Kerala as trade unions launch 24-hr general strike

Mangalore Today News Network

Thiruvananthapuram, July 9, 2025: The 24-hour general strike called by trade unions on Wednesday has turned out to be a near total shutdown in Kerala.

Almost all shops and commercial establishments remained closed and private and transport vehicles kept off the roads.

Even as Kerala State Road Transport Corporation operated buses in some parts in the morning, those were also stopped due to protest.

Transport minister K B Ganesh Kumar had announced that KSRTC buses will operate. But leaders of the ruling CPM had opposed it.

Attendance at government offices was very thin even as dies-non was declared. Almost all schools in the state also remained closed except for Kendriya Vidyalaya which witnessed thin attendance.

Railway services were remaining undisrupted in the morning hours.

During the previous years also general strike called by the joint action council of major trade unions had turned out to be near total shutdown in Kerala.