Students appearing for their Class XII board examinations have one more reason to sweat with union leader Sharad Rao calling for a two-day ‘bandh’ on February 20-21. February 21 is the first day of the HSC theory exams and Rao’s assertion that not just auto-rickshaws, but even BEST unions would participate in the strike is sure to leave students worried.

The union leader has claimed that all the essential services including railway, bus, auto, taxi, water, shops and hawkers will be shut for two days.

Making this announcement at a press conference in Mumbai on Wednesday, Rao claimed that almost 20 lakh workers from Mumbai and 1 crore from Maharashtra were going to take part in the bandh.