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Bharat Bandh highlights: India witnesses mixed response, non BJP states bear the burnt

By Deepika

| Updated: Monday, September 10, 2018, 20:31 [IST]

New Delhi, Sep 10: Normal life was hit in some states on Monday with offices and educational institutes closed and vehicles off the roads during an opposition-led 'Bharat Bandh' which was largely peaceful, barring some incidents of violence.

A three-year-old girl died in Bihar's Jehanabad district which the BJP alleged was due to delay in find a vehicle to take her to the hospital. Train services were affected in Odisha.

Bharat Bandh highlights: India witnesses mixed response, non BJP states bear the burnt

In states like Kerala, Karnataka, Bihar, Odisha and Arunachal Pradesh life was hit by the shutdown, but Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Mizoram remained largely unaffected.

Bharat Bandh: Bengaluru to be worst hit, what will be open and closed Bharat Bandh: Bengaluru to be worst hit, what will be open and closed

In Bhubaneswar, Congress workers staged a road blockade disrupting movement of vehicles on the national highway. Bandh supporters also locked the ticket counter of the Sun Temple.

In Kerala, the hartal hit normal life. Both public and private transport buses and autorickshaws kept off the roads.

Amid Opposition's call for a pan-India shutdown to protest against the rising fuel rates, petrol and diesel prices set new records for the fifth consecutive day in New Delhi and Mumbai on Monday.

Bharat bandh over rising fuel prices HIGHLIGHTS:

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8:30 PM, 10 Sep

In West Bengal, normal life largely remained unaffected by the shutdown. The ruling Trinamool Congress had opposed the bandh but organised a rally against spiralling prices of petroleum products.

8:29 PM, 10 Sep

In Odisha, train services were hit as bandh supporters squatted on tracks at many places during the bandh duration. At least 10 trains were cancelled and several others regulated in the jurisdiction of the East Coast Railway, an ECoR official said. Vehicular movement too was hit across the state as Congress workers resorted to road blockade and burnt tyres in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur and Khurda.

8:29 PM, 10 Sep

In Congress-ruled Mizoram, the shutdown had no impact. Incidents of arson, vandalism and disruption of rail and road traffic were reported from Bihar during the 'Bharat Bandh'.

8:13 PM, 10 Sep

"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," says Mumbai police PRO.

5:58 PM, 10 Sep

"The Bharat Bandh was peaceful in the state, 110-115 people have been arrested. The numbers can rise. In Ujjain, Katni and Jabalpur there had been some incidents for which cases have been registered," says Madhya Pradesh's IG Law and Order Makrand Deuskar.

5:56 PM, 10 Sep

"People willingly participated in Bharat Bandh against the govt & taught them a lesson. At least now, govt should reduce prices and mend its way. But they are not worried at all. So, we all need to save democracy. It is in danger," says Gehlot.

5:55 PM, 10 Sep

"Today’s Bharat Bandh has been successful across the country. Congress party has never held Bharat Bandh before, we do not even believe in Bharat Bandh, but since the time Modi govt has come there has been a situation that led to this," says senior Congress Ashok Gehlot.

3:52 PM, 10 Sep

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu announces a reduction in petrol and diesel price by Rs 2 each, in the state.

3:05 PM, 10 Sep

While the MP Congress called the shutdown successful, the ruling BJP accused the former of adopting "anarchic" ways to intimidate people to enforce the bandh.

2:59 PM, 10 Sep

Rajasthan minister Rajkumar Rinwa said that the public should reduce its expenses in order to tackle the fuel price rise. "The government is trying. Fuel prices in India are driven by the prices of crude oil in the world market. There is so much expenditure, floods all over, and consumption. The public doesn't understand that if the prices of crude oil increases, they should reduce their expenses," he said.

2:46 PM, 10 Sep

In Arunachal Pradesh, at least 100 Congress activists including Mahila Congress workers, Youth Congress president Geli Ete and Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) secretary John Taksing were arrested by police, PTI repored. The protesters burnt tyres in many places in the state capital and in various other places to block roads, Superintendent of Police, Itanagar, M Harsh Vardhan said.

2:45 PM, 10 Sep

Meanwhile, bus services are expected to start returning to normalcy after 3 p.m., while airport buses will start plying from 4 p.m.

2:44 PM, 10 Sep

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Sharad Pawar, during his address at Ramlila Maidan claims the BJP ignored Atal Bihari Vajpayee when he was alive. "When Atalji was alive, they (BJP) never remembered him. But now they are remembering him day and night," he says.

2:44 PM, 10 Sep

“We have been carrying the burden of Opposition leaders so far and we now want to see the strength of the Opposition. People’s interests are protected when Opposition parties perform [their duty] with efficiency,” the Sena said in the editorial.

2:44 PM, 10 Sep

Shiv Sena targetted opposition parties as well as its ally BJP on rising fuel prices.

2:43 PM, 10 Sep

BJP chief Amit Shah will be meeting Union petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan amid the nationwide shutdown called by Congress on Monday,

2:22 PM, 10 Sep

Former Congress minister Bismita Gogoi has been detained by police in Khumtai of Golaghat district in Assam.

2:06 PM, 10 Sep

Karnataka HC declines to hear a pending PIL relating to bandhs. A division bench headed by Chief Justice Dinesh Maheshwari said that series of orders have been passed on the issue since February 2.

1:29 PM, 10 Sep

The death of the child is not related to bandh or traffic jam, the relatives had left late from their home: SDO Jehanabad Paritosh Kumar on reports that a 2-year-old patient died after the vehicle was stuck in Bharat Bandh protests

1:27 PM, 10 Sep

Everyone has a right to protest but what is happening today? Petrol pumps and buses being set ablaze, putting to risk lives. A child died after an ambulance was stuck in the protests in Bihar's Jehanabad. Who is responsible?, asks Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

12:33 PM, 10 Sep

1984 riots accused Sajjan Kumar see during protests.

Congress leader and 1984 riots accused Sajjan Kumar seen during #BharatBandh protest in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/eALdL8IrzC
— ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2018

12:32 PM, 10 Sep

Left leaders at protest

Left leaders Sitaram Yechury and D Raja with AAP leader Atishi during #BharatBandh protests in Delhi pic.twitter.com/TBjl6E32KO
— ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2018

12:17 PM, 10 Sep

A two-year-old girl died on Monday as the vehicle carrying her to Bihar's Jehanabad civil hospital got stuck in road blockade by bandh supporters, reports News 18.

12:16 PM, 10 Sep

Congress workers carry a motorcycle on a bullock cart during Bharat hBandh protests in Delhi's Preet Vihar.

Congress workers carry a motorcycle on a bullock cart during #BharathBandh protests in Delhi's Preet Vihar pic.twitter.com/HD1KyLYLzD
— ANI (@ANI) September 10, 2018

12:11 PM, 10 Sep

BEST buses damaged in 14 incidents of stone pelting across Mumbai.

11:57 AM, 10 Sep

The BJP government is so proud of themselves that even today when the Opposition has called for a 'bandh' they have increased fuel price in some places. Government can even say that inflation will bring development: Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav

11:53 AM, 10 Sep

Frustrated opposition doesn't have any strategy and leadership,what else can be expected from them? I hope God gives them sense so they can differentiate between positive & negative otherwise in future they will even lose their position as Oppn: UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

11:51 AM, 10 Sep

'Bharat' will not be 'bandh', it will keep moving and progressing. No one is paying heed to this call by Congress, their 'Mahagatbandhan' balloon will also burst soon: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.

11:42 AM, 10 Sep

Good to see the Opposition standing united here fighting for a cause, and soon, together we will defeat, says the Congress chief.

11:41 AM, 10 Sep

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2:21 AM, 10 Sep

Opposition parties have called for a Bharat Bandh on September 10, Monday to protest against the rising prices of petrol and diesel and issues that affects common man.

2:24 AM, 10 Sep

The Bharat Bandh will be observed in several states like Maharashtra, Bihar Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, where regional opposition parties have come in support of the bandh call.

2:25 AM, 10 Sep

Trinamool Congress will organise street protests but would not enforce a shutdown in West Bengal.

2:25 AM, 10 Sep

Parties like the RJD, JD(S), JVM and JMM have also lent their support to the call for bandh.

2:26 AM, 10 Sep

Government of Karnataka has officially announced holiday for all schools and colleges in Bengaluru.

2:27 AM, 10 Sep

Exams scheduled for September 10 have also been postponed. Many schools have, instead, announced working on Saturday, September 15 to conpensate for the holidate due to Bharat Bandh on Monday.

2:31 AM, 10 Sep

The Congress wants petrol and diesel to be brought under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which would decrease the price "by Rs 15-18 per litre". It also wants an immediate reduction in central excise duty and "excessive VAT" in states.

3:06 AM, 10 Sep

On the eve of the nationwide Bharat Bandh called by Congress, Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje announced a four percent reduction in value-added tax (VAT) on petrol and diesel on Sunday, which will reduce their prices by Rs 2.5 per litre in the state.

3:08 AM, 10 Sep

Petrol and diesel may soon become cheaper in Punjab and Karnataka, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge for Himachal Pradesh Rajni Patil said on Sunday.

5:26 AM, 10 Sep

VAT on petrol will be reduced from 30 to 26 per cent and on diesel from 22 to 18 per cent, chief minister Vasundhara Raje said on Sunday.

5:26 AM, 10 Sep

In Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party (SP) declared that it would support Monday’s Bharat Bandh along with the Rashtriya Lok Dal. However, the Bahujan Samaj Party has not made any statement yet.

5:27 AM, 10 Sep

In Madhya Pradesh, the Congress unit asked people to help make the stir a success, even as Madhya Pradesh Petrol Pump Owners Association president Ajay Singh said fuel pumps would remain open on Monday.

5:27 AM, 10 Sep

State buses will also remain off the roads as the KSRTC Staff and Workers Association has offered to support the bandh. Auto and taxi unions, however, are yet to take a call on the issue.

5:27 AM, 10 Sep

Schools in Bengaluru to be shut

7:16 AM, 10 Sep

The Shiv Sena has spurned Congress' request to participate in the Bharat Bandh called Monday by the latter against rising prices of petroleum products

7:16 AM, 10 Sep

In Odisha, Congress workers block a train in Samablpur.

7:17 AM, 10 Sep

CPI(M) holds protests in Andhra Pradesh against fuel price hike.

7:17 AM, 10 Sep

Buses ply normally as auto drivers in Bengaluru demand increased fare.

7:17 AM, 10 Sep

Metro services in Bengaluru on track. Not affected due to bandh

7:26 AM, 10 Sep

The bus services of North Eastern Karnataka are not operational today.

7:50 AM, 10 Sep

Several passengers stranded at bus services to airport stopped

7:50 AM, 10 Sep

Major IT companies announce holiday in Bengaluru

7:50 AM, 10 Sep

Congress workers stage protest in Telangana

8:26 AM, 10 Sep

Indira Canteens open in Bengaluru. Shops around Majestic area shut.

8:27 AM, 10 Sep

CPI protests in Vijaywada

8:39 AM, 10 Sep

Amid Opposition’s call for a pan-India shutdown to protest against the rising fuel rates, petrol and diesel prices set new records for the fifth consecutive day in New Delhi and Mumbai on Monday.

8:39 AM, 10 Sep

Extra deployment of forces has been done across the city today. Firm action will be taken on any miscreants taking the law into their hands, tweets Commissioner Of Police, Pune City.

8:40 AM, 10 Sep

Hundreds of passengers are stranded at Bhubaneswar's Baramunda bus stand.

8:51 AM, 10 Sep

President Rahul Gandhi arrives at Rajghat to join bandh protest against fuel price hike.

8:54 AM, 10 Sep

Congress leaders including Ashok Gehlot, Randeep Singh Surjewala and Abhishek Manu Singhvi arrived earlier. Reports also suggested that UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh will also join the stir later.