Bandh Against Price Rise

A nationwide shutdown has been called by top traders' body - the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) - over rising fuel prices, the Goods and Services Tax and the new e-Way bill, a permit associated with the movement of goods. Around 40,000 trade associations have extended their support to the shutdown call, protesters have said.

A nationwide shutdown has been called by top traders' body - the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) - over rising fuel prices, the Goods and Services Tax and the new e-Way bill, a permit associated with the movement of goods.

Former Madhya Pradesh minister PC Sharma said he and several other Congress leaders and workers were detained in Bhopal by the police on Saturday during the state-wide half-day ''bandh'' called by his party to protest against the rising fuel prices.

The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Friday gave a call for a half-day ''bandh'' in the state on February 20 against the rising fuel prices.

A Congress worker in Odisha on Monday resorted to a unique way of protest against fuel price rise by going around on a bullock cart asking people whether petrol prices have come down or not.

Schools and markets remained closed Monday in Rajasthan during an opposition-sponsored Bharat Bandh in protest against rising prices of petrol and diesel.

Congress's Bharat Bandh against rising fuel prices Monday evoked a good response in the BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh where many business establishments remained shut in major cities including Raipur and buses stayed off roads.

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

Normal life was completely paralysed in Odisha as Congress-led opposition held protest marches, blocked roads and railways and closure of shops as part of the nationwide Bharat Bandh demonstrations against the steep rise in petrol and diesel prices on Monday.

Congress workers today held demonstrations in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh in protest against rising fuel prices as part of its 'Bharat bandh' call.

As Opposition parties across the nation actively participated in the Bharat bandh move, the Shiv Sena today took a jibe at them, stating that their nation-wide shutdown against the rising fuel prices should not look like a sudden act undertaken after waking up from a "long sleep".

Normal life in the JDS-Congress ruled Karnataka today came to a standstill as Opposition parties in the state actively participated in the Bharat bandh move called upon by Congress president Rahul Gandhi against the rising fuel prices and depreciation of rupee.

A united opposition led by the Congress went toe-to-toe with the BJP today over fuel price hike, calling a nationwide strike that was enforced in at least five states. Sporadic violence was reported from some areas -- triggering BJP accusations of the strike being enforced through a "dance of violence and game of death". Union minister Ravi Shankar...

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.

Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday said it will not support the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress against fuel price rise on Monday. The party had however said it was against the hike in fuel prices.

A nationwide shutdown has been called by top traders' body - the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) - over rising fuel prices, the Goods and Services Tax and the new e-Way bill, a permit associated with the movement of goods. Around 40,000 trade associations have extended their support to the shutdown call, protesters have said.

A nationwide shutdown has been called by top traders' body - the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) - over rising fuel prices, the Goods and Services Tax and the new e-Way bill, a permit associated with the movement of goods.

Former Madhya Pradesh minister PC Sharma said he and several other Congress leaders and workers were detained in Bhopal by the police on Saturday during the state-wide half-day ''bandh'' called by his party to protest against the rising fuel prices.

The Madhya Pradesh Congress on Friday gave a call for a half-day ''bandh'' in the state on February 20 against the rising fuel prices.

A Congress worker in Odisha on Monday resorted to a unique way of protest against fuel price rise by going around on a bullock cart asking people whether petrol prices have come down or not.

Schools and markets remained closed Monday in Rajasthan during an opposition-sponsored Bharat Bandh in protest against rising prices of petrol and diesel.

Congress's Bharat Bandh against rising fuel prices Monday evoked a good response in the BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh where many business establishments remained shut in major cities including Raipur and buses stayed off roads.

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

Normal life was completely paralysed in Odisha as Congress-led opposition held protest marches, blocked roads and railways and closure of shops as part of the nationwide Bharat Bandh demonstrations against the steep rise in petrol and diesel prices on Monday.

Congress workers today held demonstrations in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh in protest against rising fuel prices as part of its 'Bharat bandh' call.

As Opposition parties across the nation actively participated in the Bharat bandh move, the Shiv Sena today took a jibe at them, stating that their nation-wide shutdown against the rising fuel prices should not look like a sudden act undertaken after waking up from a "long sleep".

Normal life in the JDS-Congress ruled Karnataka today came to a standstill as Opposition parties in the state actively participated in the Bharat bandh move called upon by Congress president Rahul Gandhi against the rising fuel prices and depreciation of rupee.

A united opposition led by the Congress went toe-to-toe with the BJP today over fuel price hike, calling a nationwide strike that was enforced in at least five states. Sporadic violence was reported from some areas -- triggering BJP accusations of the strike being enforced through a "dance of violence and game of death". Union minister Ravi Shankar...

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.

Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday said it will not support the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress against fuel price rise on Monday. The party had however said it was against the hike in fuel prices.