The bandh called by NDA, Left parties and SP to protest against diesel price hike, FDI in multi-brand retail and cap on subsidised LPG on Thursday evoked mixed response as protestors disrupted road and rail traffic in parts of UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha but it had little impact in Mumbai.The bandh evoked little response in Mumbai owing to Ganesh festivities across Maharashtra. Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) have kept away from the day-long bandh due to the festival.
After holding a joint demonstration at Jantar Mantar, the leaders of SP, four Left parties, JD(S), TDP and BJD marched to Parliament Street Police Station along with supporters and courted arrest.
CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury, TDP president Chandrababu Naidu, Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav; CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat, CPI leaders Sudhakar Reddy and D Raja during a rally before courting arrest at Parliament Street, in New Delhi.
In Karnataka, the bandh affected normal life as shops and offices chose to remain shut. Only essential commodities like milk and medical services are available but all schools and colleges were closed.
Life in Kolkata and elsewhere in West Bengal was disrupted by a 12-hour bandh.Running of trains in South Eastern Railway to and from Howrah were disrupted since 8.30 AM due to obstruction caused by protesters.
In Tamil Nadu Government-run buses were on the road. However, autos affiliated to Left unions kept off the road even as a large number of commercial establishments and shops downed their shutters to join the protest.Schools and educational institutions remained open.A majority of the 3000-odd vegetable shops at the Koyambedu wholesale market remained closed.
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