New Delhi, March 29 : The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Tuesday congratulated the workers and farmers, who participated in a two-day all India strike called by the Central Trade ons. “SKM congratulates crores of workers, farmers and all sections of society, who came out in overwhelming support of the two-day General Strike called by the Central Trade ons, as well as the Rural Strike or Grameen Bharat Bandh called by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha,” the Morcha said in a statement here. It claimed that the protest had a massive impact on Central and southern states. “Massive campaign was carried out in the run-up to the strike. The information so far suggests a massive impact of the strike in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, Assam, Jharkhand, Haryana, West Bengal and Tripura,” it said. According to SKM, more than 500 spots protests were held with huge participation in Tamil Nadu and over 1.2 lakh people took part in picketing and bus services remained skeletal. “In Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, massive joint protests were held. In Jharkhand, the SKM constituents organised a 12-hour Road Roko/Chakka Jam on March 28 and 29. The vehicles were off the roads. In Assam, on both days, the strike received support in cities as well as villages. Buses remained off the roads. “In Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh and Jammu & Kashmir also, enthusiastic participation was witnessed in protests. Bihar also reported massive participation in the protest, both in urban and rural centres,” the farmers on said. The “massive participation” in the two-day strike is a clear message to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP Government that the ty of farmers and workers will resist the policies promoting corporate loot and protect the interests of India, it added. “The SKM reiterates its support to the workers’ struggle against the imposition of Labour Codes and resolves to continue its struggle against the anti-farmer policies of the government,” said the statement. ASH RJ