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Leaders of various opposition parties led by Congress president Rahul Gandhi kickstarted the country-wide protest against rising fuel prices from Rajghat as part of the 'Bharat Bandh' call given by the party. Congress leader Randeep Surjewala had said that the common man was bearing the burden of escalating prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas.
The Congress said 21 opposition parties are supporting the Bharat Bandh along with a number of chambers of commerce and traders' associations.
The party demanded that petrol and diesel should be brought under GST, by which oil prices could drop by about Rs 15 to Rs 18.
Schools and colleges in Bengaluru in Karnataka, where the Congress shares power with JD(S), will be closed today and daily life will likely be affected. A host of organisations such as Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, KSRTC, BMTC, Ola and Uber Drivers and Owners Association, Auto Drivers' Association will lend their support to the Bharat Bandh in Karnataka.
In West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress said that while it supported the issues related to increasing fuel prices, it would not support the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress. The reason, it said, was that strikes like the Bharat Bandh would lead to a waste of working hours. Trinamool Congress Secretary General Partha Chatterjee had urged the Trinamool activists and common people to keep shops and establishments functional today.
In Odisha, the ruling BJD has also refused to support the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress. Toeing the Trinamool line, it also said that it was against the hike in fuel prices. The Odisha government has however, announced that all schools in the state would be closed today to ensure the safety of students.
Here are the LIVE Updates from the Bharat Bandh over rising fuel prices:
Three buses of a private school in Pune were stoned and damaged on Monday during the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the Congress and various other opposition parties, school management and police said. No one was injured.
BJP workers and members distributed sweets among shopkeepers who opened their shops and drivers who drove their vehicles even amid the bandh call in Howrah
"Momentary Difficulty... People Understand": Government On Fuel Price HikeUnion minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today declared that the Congress-led Bharat Bandh has been a flop, because the people the people "understand" that the price rise is beyond the government's control. The people, he said, were "indifferent" to the nationwide shutdown, because "they understand the rise in fuel prices, though temporary, is because of factors beyond the control of the Indian government"
608 people were detained and released subsequently today, 6 people were arrested, 8 cases were registered at various police stations. No serious incidents have been reported: Mumbai police PRO #BharatBandh
- ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2018
The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress on Monday staged a protest in Srinagar, as part of the party's call for 'Bharat Bandh' against rising fuel prices. The call did not affect normal life in Kashmir
Traffic Normal, Offices Open Amid Bharat Bandh Call In West BengalThe nationwide strike called by the Congress and the Left Front remained largely ineffective in West Bengal on Monday. Traffic was near normal and all offices were open."
Shiv Sena lawmaker Sanjay Raut on Monday dismissed talks of senior BJP leaders asking his party to stay away from the nationwide bandh called by the Congress to protest the rising prices of fuel.
Mr Raut asserted it was the Shiv Sena's own decision to not take part in the "Bharat Bandh" and its stand had nothing to do with the BJP.
"No BJP leader has asked the Shiv Sena to stay away from the bandh. It's our own decision," he said.
Today's #BharatBandh has been successful across the country. Congress party has never held Bharat Bandh before, we don't even believe in Bharat Bandh, but since the time Modi govt has come there has been a situation that led to this: Ashok Gehlot, Congress pic.twitter.com/arcBdwXDdo
- ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2018
A quick roundup of the Bandh situation in various places
Delhi: Normal life remained unaffected with offices, schools and colleges opening at their regular time and vehicles plying on roads despite a bandh call given by the Congress and protests staged by it across the national capital against the steep hike in petrol and diesel prices.
Uttar Pradesh: Amidst tight security by the state government, commercial establishments, offices, schools and colleges operated as per their regular schedule and vehicular traffic in main towns and cities of the state remained unaffected by the bandh.
Punjab/Haryana: There was no report of any untoward incident from any place as sufficient security arrangements were made by the police to maintain law and order, officials said.
Gujarat: It evoked a mixed response with the party calling the shutdown successful while the police claimed it had no major impact. Police said over 300 Congress functionaries were detained across the state, including state party chief Amit Chavda and Gujarat party in charge Rajiv Satav from Lal Darwaja area here.
Maharashtra: Workers from several political parties, including the Congress and the MNS, briefly disrupted transport services by stopping suburban trains and metro rail at various places in Mumbai. Nearly 100 Congress leaders and workers were detained during the protest in the state capital.
Goa: Congress leaders visited fuel pumps to apprise people of the Centre's policies. All India Congress Committee secretary A Chellakumar told reporters that the state unit of the Congress was not observing the shutdown as Goa is getting ready for Ganesh Chaturthi.
West Bengal: Almost all schools and colleges were open with the scheduled examinations underway and the office-goers were seen rushing to office. Train services were also normal.
Odisha: At least 10 trains were cancelled and several others regulated in the jurisdiction of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) in view of the bandh. Commuters were stranded in many places as buses, taxis and autorickshaws stayed off the roads.
Mizoram: Shops, offices and educational institutions were open in Congress-ruled Mizoram as there was no impact of the bandh anywhere in the state.
Bihar: Arson, vandalism and disruption of rail and road traffic were reported from various parts of Bihar during the bandh. A three-year-old girl died in the Jehanabad district which the BJP alleged was due to delay in find a vehicle to take her to the hospital. Private schools and a sizeable number of shopping establishments remained closed.
Assam: Normal life was hit in BJP-ruled Assam. Congress workers attempted to stop movement of trains by squatting on the railway tracks and tried to block national highways and main roads across the state by burning tyres and setting up bamboo barricades.
Telangana: It evoked a mixed response as it was business as usual in many parts of the state, including the capital city. No untoward incidents have been reported so far, police said.
Kerala: Both public and private transport buses and autorickshaws kept off the roads across the state in response to the strike which began at 6 am. A large number of people including women and elderly, who arrived in the state capital by train from faraway places, were left stranded at the Thampanoor Railway station.
Tamil Nadu: Police sources said government buses were plying as usual even as educational institutions and a large number of shops and commercial establishments remained open.
Karnataka: Roads in the city wore a deserted look since morning as government buses, private taxis and most of the autorickshaws did not ply. Business establishments, shops, malls, certain private enterprises remained closed. SRTC buses kept off the road, sources said, adding city buses also did not ply.
Andhra Pradesh: Most of the educational institutions remained closed because of the bandh. Petrol stations too remained closed. Otherwise, there has not been much of an impact due to the shutdown.
Puducherry: Public vehicles remained off roads, while stones were thrown at a Tamil Nadu government-owned express bus and a private college vehicle.
Bharat Bandh, called by the Congress and other opposition parties against spiralling fuel prices paralysed normal life in Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry on Monday but drew a mixed response in the other southern states, officials said.
Normal life was thrown into disarray in the Karnataka where the Congress-JD(S) combine is in power. Roads in the city were deserted since morning as government buses, private taxis and most autorickshaws did not ply.
Andhra Pradesh Cuts Petrol, Diesel Prices By Rs 2 Per LitreAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has announced a reduction of Rs 2 per litre on fuel prices, effective tomorrow. The loss of revenue from taxes will cost the exchequer up to Rs 1,120 crore, it is estimated."
The BJP on Monday defended the rise in oil prices, attributing it to global factors, and accused the Congress and other opposition parties of resorting to violence during the 'Bharat Bandh'
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad acknowledged that the people were facing "momentary difficulty" due to increasing petrol and diesel prices and said the rise was due to factors beyond the government's control
Randeep Surjewala during press briefing
For the sake of women and homemakers, government must reduce gas prices
Bring Petrol diesel under GST purview, reduce VAT. Until this is done, our protest will continue
The rupee is falling. It is a failure of 'Modinomics'
National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah: Why was there a Bharat Bandh in the first place? If you listen to the 2012 speeches of those in power today, they were shouting about petrol&diesel prices. Today the prices are surpassing prices of that time, Rupee has weakened against Dollar. We are in trouble
Bus services in Davanagere, Chamarajnagar, Kolar, Kolar Gold Fields, Bengaluru, Shimoga and Tumkur have now resumed: Karnataka State Road Transport
UP Cabinet Minister and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar has warned the ruling BJP, saying the in the history of the country, governments have fallen because of price rise.
"In our country, there is a history of governments falling due to price rise. The people of the country have the real power. Whenever there is rise in petrol or diesel prices, the party in power has to suffer as this affects traders, youths, farmers and the poor," Mr Rajbhar said in a tweet on Sunday.
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu announces a reduction in petrol and diesel price by Rs 2 each, in the state: ANI
Left on Congress' Bharat Bandh
"Left parties call on people to join this protest in a big way to demonstrate people's rejection of the Modi government and its policies. Distressed people of the country are forcing opposition parties to come together against the anti-people BJP government at the Centre," Sitaram Yechury told the people gathered at the rally.
Complete shutdown Bankura & Birbhum, West Bengal in support of All India Protest Hartal today against the rising prices of petrol & Diesel and unprecedented economic burdens being mounted on the people by the anti-people policies of the BJP government.#BharatBandh pic.twitter.com/gkAXjJlwdJ
- CPI (M) (@cpimspeak) September 10, 2018
Response to Congress' Bharat Bandh in Gujarat
The Congress' Bharat bandh to protest against skyrocketing fuel prices evoked a mixed response in Gujarat with the party calling the shutdown successful while the police claimed it had no major impact.
Police said that over 300 Congress functionaries were detained across the state, including state party chief Amit Chavda and Gujarat party in-charge Rajiv Satav from Lal Darwaja area here in Ahmedabad.
Schools were shut in areas including Ahmedabad, Rajkot and Mehsana and there were reports of Congress workers forcing petrol pumps to down shutters in some parts of the state.
In Rajkot, government schools remained open while private schools declared a holiday.
"When the rate of crude oil is soaring, why can't people reduce their expenditure and consumption", Rajasthan Minister Rajkumar
Rinwa said
Amit Shah met with Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan for over an hour and a half at the BJP party office
Problems because of rising fuel prices momentary, caused by global factors: BJP: news agency PTI
The BJP Monday said the problem being faced by the people because of rising fuel prices were momentary and caused by global factors, according to news agency PTI.
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also hit out at the Congress and its allies, alleging that they resorted to violence during the Bharat Bandh due to lack of support from the masses.
He told the media that the hike in oil prices was caused by limited supply.
"We are standing with the people in their concern, but this is a problem whose solution is not in our hands," he said, according to news agency PTI.
The Modi government has worked a lot to bring down inflation and has achieved success as well, Prasad said, adding that inflation was 10.4 per cent between 2009-14 of UPA rule and is now 4.7 per cent.
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also hit out at the Congress and its allies, alleging that they resorted to violence during the Bharat Bandh due to lack of support from the masses.
He told the media that the hike in oil prices was caused by limited supply.
"We are standing with the people in their concern, but this is a problem whose solution is not in our hands," he said, according to news agency PTI.
The Modi government has worked a lot to bring down inflation and has achieved success as well, Prasad said, adding that inflation was 10.4 per cent between 2009-14 of UPA rule and is now 4.7 per cent.
Bharat Bandh evokes mixed response in Telangana: news agency PTI
No untoward incidents have been reported so far, police said.
The police took scores of leaders and workers of the Congress, Left and Telugu Desam Party into custody when they held protests near State Road Transport Corporation depots, preventing busses from plying on roads, according to PTI.
The 'Bharat Bandh' call given by several opposition parties over rising petrol and diesel prices Monday evoked a mixed response as it was business as usual in many parts of the state, including the capital city, according to news agency PTI.
No untoward incidents have been reported so far, police said.
The police took scores of leaders and workers of the Congress, Left and Telugu Desam Party into custody when they held protests near State Road Transport Corporation depots, preventing busses from plying on roads, according to PTI.
Read Here: Bharat Bandh Today: No Role In Fuel Prices, Says BJP Amid Nationwide Bandh Protests Led By Rahul Gandhi: 10 FactsCongress president Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Narendra Modi and his government over the rising fuel prices and other issues. Mr Gandhi, who is leading the nationwide 'Bharat Bandh' or shutdown, questioned PM Modi's silence on fuel prices and the Rafale deal. 22 opposition parties are participating in the 'Bharat Bandh' with fuel price being the key issue. Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which had refused to join the bandh, also sent its leaders. Top opposition leaders like Sharad Pawar, MK Stalin and Left leaders have supported the bandh, while Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress has decided to stay away. The effect of the shutdown is especially evident in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and Bihar. "The country's people know the government is not involved in the fuel price rise," Union Minister Ravi Shankar said.
Bharat Bandh: Ravi Shankar Prasad challenges Manmohan Singh in Parliament
There are petrol pumps being burnt, buses, cars being broken. Who is responsible for the deaths (during protests)? We want to ask Congress replies for this.
An environment of fear is being created, over the fuel price hike, Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
Manmohan Singh is saying GST has destroyed the nation. I am ready to debate Manmohan Singh in parliament, Mr Prasad added.
Congress workers carry a motorbike on a bullock cart during Bharat Bandh in Delhi's Preet Vihar
Bharat Bandh: AAP leader Atishi (left) seen here with Left leaders Sitaram Yechury, D Raja
Read Here: Karnataka Bandh: Normal Life Hit, Transport Services SuspendedNormal life in the JDS-Congress ruled Karnataka has been hit by the nation-wide protest today, called upon by Congress president Rahul Gandhi against the rising fuel prices and depreciation of rupee.
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Congress president Rahul Gandhi Monday alleged that hatred was being spread and the country being divided under the rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to news agency PTI.
He also said that a united opposition will defeat the BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections.
Addressing a protest rally at Ramlila grounds here organised by the Congress and joined by other opposition parties over fuel price hike, Gandhi also questioned the silence of PM Modi on fuel prices and the Rafale fighter jet deal.
Taking a dig at PM Modi, he said the PM often says that what has happened in the last four years of his rule has not happened in 70 years is actually true, according to PTI.
"Hatred is being spread, one Indian is fighting the other, the country is being divided," he said.
He also said that a united opposition will defeat the BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections.
Addressing a protest rally at Ramlila grounds here organised by the Congress and joined by other opposition parties over fuel price hike, Gandhi also questioned the silence of PM Modi on fuel prices and the Rafale fighter jet deal.
Taking a dig at PM Modi, he said the PM often says that what has happened in the last four years of his rule has not happened in 70 years is actually true, according to PTI.
"Hatred is being spread, one Indian is fighting the other, the country is being divided," he said.
Bharat Bandh: "Necessary to make government understand they have failed": Sharad Pawar tweets his support to Rahul Gandhi
"It is necessary to make the government understand that they have completely failed to serve the nation," tweeted NCP chief Sharad Pawar.
Bharat Bandh: 58 Congress activists in Jharkhand taken into custody: news agency PTI
Around 58 Congress activists were Monday taken into police custody in Jharkhand for forcibly trying to enforce the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the party, a police officer said, according to news agency Press Trust of India.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Left parties in Jharkhand are supporting the Congress-sponsored 'Bharat bandh called against fuel price hike.
Fifty eight Congress activists including Palamau district Congress president Jaias Ranjan Pathak were taken into custody for forcibly trying to enforce the bandh, Superintendent of Police Inderjeet Mahata said, according to PTI.
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Left parties in Jharkhand are supporting the Congress-sponsored 'Bharat bandh called against fuel price hike.
Fifty eight Congress activists including Palamau district Congress president Jaias Ranjan Pathak were taken into custody for forcibly trying to enforce the bandh, Superintendent of Police Inderjeet Mahata said, according to PTI.
A security personnel walks past a burning tyre during 'Bharat Bandh' protest against fuel price hike and depreciation of the rupee, in Guwahati.
Read Here: In Bharat Bandh, Motorcycle On Shoulders To Show "Weight" Of Fuel Price In PatnaAs the nation-wide shutdown called by the opposition took effect on Monday, Bihar was one of the states where the protests by various opposition parties were witnessed.
Read Here: Bharat Bandh: Petrol At 89.97 In Maharashtra Town, Highest In India, Amid Fuel ProtestsAs petrol prices on Monday shot up to Rs 89.97 in Maharashtra's Parbhani - the highest in India - the Opposition Congress staged a 'rail-roko' agitation in Mumbai as part of the party-sponsored nationwide shutdown to protest rising fuel prices.
Rahul Gandhi questions silence of PM Narendra Modi on fuel prices: news agency PTI
Bharat Bandh: Sanjay Nirupam has been arrested as Congress workers stage 'Rail Roko' protests at Andheri Railway Station
Congress workers stage 'Rail Roko' at Andheri railway station against fuel price hike.
"Fuel prices are rising, incidents of crime against women are on a rise, farmers are distressed, but not a word from PM Modi," says Congress president Rahul Gandhi
- NDTV (@ndtv) September 10, 2018
Track LIVE updates: https://t.co/EsToDC71mH pic.twitter.com/1r0pWLipfg
Bharat Bandh: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi
- PM cannot give an answer. India's people should know that the money Modi has given is the money of the people. Your money has been stolen from you.
- Small businesses have been finished. And nobody till now knows the reason behind notes ban. India's black money became white.
Rahul Gandhi at Bharat Bandh protests:
Bharat Bandh: Rahul Gandhi speaks
What PM Modi did in 4 years, that has not happened in 70 years. Wherever you see, Indians are fighting amongst each other.
The value of Rupee hasn't been this weak in 70 years. Petrol is more than Rs 90.
Rahul Gandhi has started speaking on the fuel price hike.
Read Here: 'Bharat Bandh' An Attempt To Spread Rumour, Confusion Among Masses: BJPThe BJP Monday dubbed the 'Bharat Bandh' call given by the Congress and several other parties as an attempt to spread rumour and confusion among the masses and said people will "puncture the grand alliance balloon" floated by the main opposition party.
Bharat Bandh: Karnataka Congress tweets saying "good response"
Good response for #BharatBandh at Maddur, Mandya District against ModiSarkar #FuelLoot #FuelOnFire #MahangiPadiModiSarkar pic.twitter.com/lquQsbjcNh
- Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) September 10, 2018
Bharat Bandh: "Modi government has done a number of things not in the interest of the nation": Former PM Manmohan Singh
Modi government has done a number of things that were not in the interest of the nation. The time to change this government will come soon: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh at Congress' protest against fuel price hike quoted by news agency ANI.
Bharat Bandh: Congress workers vandalise a petrol pump in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain
Madhya Pradesh: Congress workers vandalise a petrol pump in Ujjain during #BharatBandh protests pic.twitter.com/LKJy97Vy6c
- ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2018
Bharat Bandh: MNS workers in Mumbai forcefully shut down shops and establishments at Bharatmata Junction Naka, Parel: news agency ANI
#BharatBandh: MNS workers in Mumbai forcefully shut down shops and establishments at Bharatmata Junction Naka, Parel pic.twitter.com/foAit9JGH7
- ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2018
Bharat Bandh: Loktantrik Janata Dal workers in Patna carry a motorbike on their shoulders to protest against fuel price hike
Today's #BharatBandh several autorickshaw unions and airport taxi owners' associations have also publicly supporting the bandh against the ModiSarkar #Fuelloot.
- Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) September 10, 2018
Jan Adhikar Party workers vandalise vehicles in Patna
In Bihar, the bandh which has been called by the Congress, is being supported by the RJD, NCP, Samajwadi Party, Left Front, SP and HAM(S).
Reports of traffic blockades have so far come from rural areas of Patna district, Muzaffarpur, Lakhisarai and Nalanda districts, police said.
In the state capital, private schools remained closed.
AAP senior leader @AtishiAAP along with other @AamAadmiParty leaders will join protest against fuel price at 11:30am at Jantar Mantar .#PetrolDieselPriceHike
- Vikas Yogi (@vikaskyogi) September 10, 2018
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh lashed out at the Narendra Modi-led government, saying it has done a lot which is not in the interest of the nation and has now crossed all limits.
"This government has entirely failed in supporting farmers. Political parties have left behind their old issues. We have combined to save the countries unity, peace," he said.
East Coast Railway Zone has cancelled 12 trains including Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express and Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam Inter City Express
Schools and colleges in Bengaluru in Karnataka, where the Congress shares power with JD(S), will be closed today and daily life will likely be affected.
Congress workers block rail traffic in Andheri
The Modi Govt is stealing from the people of India with excessive taxes on fuel.
- Congress (@INCIndia) September 10, 2018
#MehangiPadiModiSarkar #BharatBandh pic.twitter.com/HHmWFnoII0
Bharat Bandh: AAP leaders Sanjay Singh, Somnath Bharti, Pawan Sharma and ND Sharma visit Rajghat
AAP has joined the protests against the rising fuel prices. AAP leaders Sanjay Singh and Somnath Bharti along with others marched towards Rajghat to protest against deteriorating Rupee value and the fuel price hike.
Bharat Bandh: Sharad Pawar and Sharad Yadav join Rahul Gandhi
NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Sharad Yadav have joined Rahul Gandhi's protest against the fuel price hike. Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad can be seen sitting alongside Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
Bharat Bandh: Uddhav Thackeray will decide whether the Sena will join the protests over fuel price hike or not.
Bharat Bandh: Security has been tightened over Bharat Bandh in Rajasthan's capital Jaipur: News agency ANI
Police in Rajasthan's Jaipur has said that precautionary measures have been taken. Rajasthan police has been directed to take stringent action against protestors resorting to violence.
Bharat Bandh: Around "6,000 police officials have been deployed" in Pune
Commissioner Of Police, Pune City, Dr Venkatesham K. told ANI, "One SPRF company and 6000 police officials have been deployed in the city to prevent any unlawful action. Whoever tries to forcefully close the market will need to face the action by Pune Police."
Extra deployment of forces has been done across the city today. Firm action will be taken on any miscreants taking law into their hands #BharatBandh
- CP Pune City (@CPPuneCity) September 10, 2018
Bharat Bandh: Rail, road traffic hit in Bihar during shutdown: news agency IANS
Hundreds of Congress and other opposition parties leaders and workers took to the streets since early Monday in different parts of Bihar.
Rail and road traffic was hit across Bihar on Monday due to a nationwide shutdown called by the Congress against the hike in fuel prices, according to news agency IANS.
The shutdown is being supported by the opposition Rashtryia Janata Dal (RJD), Left Parties and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM).
The shutdown is being supported by the opposition Rashtryia Janata Dal (RJD), Left Parties and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM).
Hundreds of Congress and other opposition parties leaders and workers took to the streets since early Monday in different parts of Bihar.
Jan Adhikar Party Loktantrik workers block railway tracks in Patna's Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station in support to #BharatBandh that has been called by Congress and other opposition parties today over fuel price hike. pic.twitter.com/tFTmCOrXqe
- ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2018
Centre increased excise duty on petrol, diesel 12 times, says Congress https://t.co/hfEIg6Stn8 pic.twitter.com/aTQOXw90Ir
- NDTV (@ndtv) September 10, 2018
Bharat Bandh: Rahul Gandhi, opposition party leaders march towards Ramlila Maidan from Rajghat
Congress president Rahul Gandhi is marching towards Ramlila Maidan from Rajghat to protest against the fuel price hike.
Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi and opposition party leaders march from Rajghat towards Ramlila Maidan, to protest against fuel price hike. #BharatBandh pic.twitter.com/X7DQcVRgIA
- ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2018
Read Here: Rahul Gandhi Leads Opposition's Bharat Bandh Over Fuel, Rupee: 10 PointsAt least 21 opposition parties, led by the Congress, are participating in the 'Bharat Bandh' today to protest the rise in fuel prices in the country and depreciation of the rupee. Congress president Rahul Gandhi joined protesters in Delhi this morning. Top opposition leaders like Sharad Pawar, MK Stalin and Left leaders have openly extended their support for the call for shut down, while the Trinamool Congress has decided to stay away from the protest The effect of the bandh is expected to be strong in states like Kerala, Karnataka and West Bengal. Schools and other institutions are likely to be closed in many states.
Bharat Bandh: Extra deployment of forces has been done across Pune
Firm action will be taken on any miscreants taking the law into their hands, tweets Commissioner Of Police, Pune City, Dr Venkatesham K, according to news agency ANI.
#BharathBandh: Protesters in Gujarat's Bharuch burn tyres and stop buses; traffic movement halted pic.twitter.com/G6b9OFNXg5
- ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2018
Bharat Bandh: Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi are leading protests in Delhi's Rajghat area
Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are leading the protests in Delhi's Rajghat area.
"Every farmer, poor person, every woman won't tolerate this price hike anymore," says Randeep Surjewala
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala said the nation would not tolerate the price hike any longer. He said the Modi government has to change. He said that PM Modi should know he is not the only leader.
Bharat Bandh: In Karnataka's Kalburgi, bus services are not operational today, according to news agency ANI
Bus services of the North Eastern Karnataka Road Transport Corporation or NEKRTC in Kalaburgi are not operational today because of the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress over rising fuel prices.
Bharat Bandh in Andhra Pradesh's Vishakapatnam
Protests by Left parties against the fuel price hike are being carried out in Andhra Pradesh's Vishakapatnam.
#BharathBandh: CPI(M) holds protest in #AndhraPradesh's Visakhapatnam against fuel price hike pic.twitter.com/qPLBF152Cl
- ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2018
Bharat Bandh: Protestors in Karnataka's Hubballi burn tyres
Protestors in Karnataka's Hubali began the Bharat Bandh by burning tyres.
Read Here: Congress Appeals To Workers To Ensure Violence-Free Bharat Bandh TodayThe opposition Congress, which has called for a nation-wide shut down on Monday over rising fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee, has appealed party workers to maintain peace and not to associate with any violent protests.
Bharat Bandh: Bengaluru Schools To Be Closed Today For Congress' ProtestSchools and colleges in Bengaluru will be closed and daily life is likely to be affected in JDS-Congress ruled Karnataka on Monday by the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the Congress over rising fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee.
Read Here: BJP Bothered About Industrialists, Not Rising Fuel Prices: Raj BabbarThe Congress on Sunday accused the BJP of bothering only about industrialists instead of focusing on rising petroleum prices.
Read Here: Congress Appeals To Workers To Ensure Violence-Free Bharat Bandh TodayThe opposition Congress, which has called for a nation-wide shut down on Monday over rising fuel prices and depreciation of the rupee, has appealed party workers to maintain peace and not to associate with any violent protests.
