Nationwide bandh hits transport, banking services across India 11 Photos . Updated: 02 Sep 2015, 07:25 PM IST Livemint Millions of workers across India held a 24-hour strike in protest of Narendra Modi's economic policies, which they say will put jobs at risk and hurt ordinary people 1/11Members of an auto drivers’ union participate in a protest rally in Secunderabad. Some 150 million workers, including those in the banking, manufacturing, construction and coal mining sectors are expected to strike on 2 September. AFP 2/11A union leader fighting with auto walas in Anand Vihar, Delhi. Millions of workers across India held a 24-hour strike in protest against the NDA government’s proposed amendments and economic policies. Pradeep Gaur/Mint 3/11Indian trade union activists shout slogans against the central government during a protest rally in Ranchi. AFP 4/11People stranded on the roads as they try to persuade the owner of a private transport vehicle at a bus stop in Secunderabad. AFP 5/11Workers in sloganeering mode in support of the trade union’s strike in Bengaluru. Though the city remains largely peaceful, bus stands and railway stations stand still. Hemant Mishra/Mint 6/11An empty road during peak hours in Bengaluru is an anomaly! Thanks to the traders strike, public transport is off roads on 2 September. Hemant Mishra/Mint 7/11A driver dozes off inside his parked auto rickshaw in Secunderabad. AFP 8/11Daily commuters stranded as they patiently wait for some mode of transport in Secunderabad, AFP 9/11Allahabad Bank officers in Kolkata picketing outside the bank’s B.B.D. Bagh branch. Indranil Bhoumik /Mint 10/11Banks have downed their shutters as customers try to peep into a Corporation Bank branch in New Delhi’s Connaught place area. Ramesh Pathania/ Mint 11/11A little schoolgirl in Secunderabad reached school only to find this notice scribbled on a board in front of the gate. AFP