Agartala: The nationwide strike called by central trade unions evoked a partial response in Tripura on Tuesday, with schools and government offices largely functioning normally even as shops in parts of the state remained closed.

Vehicles were seen plying on roads in the state capital like any other day and banks and financial institutions were mostly open. Trains and long-distance buses also ran normally during the daytime. At Sonamura sub-divisional town in Sipahijala district, however, shops and marketplaces did not lift their shutters, but all offices and educational institutes remained open, barring one or two.
A senior police officer said no untoward incident was reported from any part of the state. A two-day-long strike has been called by ten major trade unions, including the CITU and the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC), to protest against the alleged anti-worker policies and unilateral labour reforms of the Narendra Modi-led Union government. The Tripura unit of the ruling BJP had urged people to boycott the protest.