Left Parties Call Nationwide Protest

Left parties have called a nationwide protest against the rising prices of essential commodities and unemployment from May 25-31.

The nationwide strike call against demonetisation evoked mixed reaction in Bihar where workers of RJD, Congress and Left parties disrupted train services at many places but offices and schools registered normal attendance.

If needed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a debate on his shock withdrawal of 500-and 1,000-rupee notes, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told parliament today, where the opposition remained unpacified. At least 10 opposition parties are marking today as a day of protest against demonetisation, though only the Left has called for a Bha...

After a week of acrimony in parliament, the opposition has planned countrywide protest on Monday against what they call the government's "mishandling" of the currency ban. Only the Left Front, which has a presence in Kerala, Bengal and Tripura, has called for a strike or 'Bharat Bandh' in the three states.

Charging the BJP-led Centre with being "least bothered" about the condition of common man, the Communist Party of India (CPI) said it will on Monday organise a nationwide protest against NDA's alleged failure to check inflation and agrarian crisis in the country.

The nationwide bandh called by the NDA and Left parties to protest the steep petrol price hike evoked mixed response in Gujarat.

The Left and the Right today joined hands during the Bharat bandh that was called in protest against the recent hike in petrol price. But the response to the nationwide bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was mixed as most cities remained largely peaceful barring a few pockets which witnessed stray incidents of violence.

Following the nationwide Bharat Bandh, hundreds of ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists on Thursday blocked traffic on highways across Punjab following the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Left parties' calls for a nationwide shutdown to protest the recent petrol price hike.

The main Opposition parties, the BJP and the Left, have called for a Bharat bandh today to protest last week's hike in petrol prices. The hike was the steepest ever at Rs 6.28 plus local taxes, and the demand for a rollback has been universal.

Left parties have called a nationwide protest against the rising prices of essential commodities and unemployment from May 25-31.

The nationwide strike call against demonetisation evoked mixed reaction in Bihar where workers of RJD, Congress and Left parties disrupted train services at many places but offices and schools registered normal attendance.

If needed, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a debate on his shock withdrawal of 500-and 1,000-rupee notes, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told parliament today, where the opposition remained unpacified. At least 10 opposition parties are marking today as a day of protest against demonetisation, though only the Left has called for a Bha...

After a week of acrimony in parliament, the opposition has planned countrywide protest on Monday against what they call the government's "mishandling" of the currency ban. Only the Left Front, which has a presence in Kerala, Bengal and Tripura, has called for a strike or 'Bharat Bandh' in the three states.

Charging the BJP-led Centre with being "least bothered" about the condition of common man, the Communist Party of India (CPI) said it will on Monday organise a nationwide protest against NDA's alleged failure to check inflation and agrarian crisis in the country.

The nationwide bandh called by the NDA and Left parties to protest the steep petrol price hike evoked mixed response in Gujarat.

The Left and the Right today joined hands during the Bharat bandh that was called in protest against the recent hike in petrol price. But the response to the nationwide bandh called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was mixed as most cities remained largely peaceful barring a few pockets which witnessed stray incidents of violence.

Following the nationwide Bharat Bandh, hundreds of ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists on Thursday blocked traffic on highways across Punjab following the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Left parties' calls for a nationwide shutdown to protest the recent petrol price hike.

The main Opposition parties, the BJP and the Left, have called for a Bharat bandh today to protest last week's hike in petrol prices. The hike was the steepest ever at Rs 6.28 plus local taxes, and the demand for a rollback has been universal.