Hyderabad, May 20 -- All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday, May 20, urged Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to intervene and resolve the long-pending demands of State Bank of India (SBI) employees, days before a proposed two-day nationwide strike by the All India State Bank of India Staff Federation on May 25 and 26.

Sharing a representation he received from the SBI Staff Union Hyderabad Circle, Owaisi said it was "disheartening" to see employees of the country's largest bank being forced to go on strike. "This requires your immediate attention," he said, tagging the Finance Minister on X.

The letter, addressed to Members of Parliament, lists five unresolved grievances that the union say...