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Oppn-sponsored bandh in Uttaranchal evokes mixed response
Dehra Dun, Dec 16: An opposition-sponsored bandh in Uttaranchal today in protest against police lathicharge on BJP workers when they were trying to gherao the Vidhan Sabha here evoked mixed response in the state today.
Dehra Dun, Dec 16: An opposition-sponsored bandh in
Uttaranchal today in protest against police lathicharge on
BJP workers when they were trying to gherao the Vidhan Sabha
here evoked mixed response in the state today.
Most of shops and business establishments were closed in
the hill state, although educational institutions were open
and traffic plied normally, reports received at the state
headquarters here said.
In Dehra Dun, most schools and colleges remained opened
despite the call given jointly by the opposition parties led
by BJP.
A report from Kotdwar in Pauri district said the bandh
was complete. Another report from Gopeshwar in Chamoli
district said the bandh failed to evoke any response with
shops and educational institutions remaining open.
Essential supplies have been kept out of the purview of
of the bandh.
Opposition parties had given a call for bandh today in
protest against December 13 police lathicharge on BJP workers
that left over 100 people injured.
Bureau Report