Flights cancelled, trains disrupted, trucks and buses off the roads and shops and educational establishments closed - life was on hold in many parts of India on Monday due to a daylong shutdown called by opposition parties against the hike in fuel prices.
Though the response to the shutdown varied from State to State, the strike called by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Left parties was mostly successful as schools, colleges, offices, malls, multiplexes and other establishments were closed in many cities across the country.
In many States, the strike was successful as governments belonging to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parties and the Left ensured that offices and other establishments stayed shut.
Text: IANS
Image: Policemen make a human chain barricade as physically challenged children sit on a road protesting against the price hike during the Bharat Bandh at ITO in New Delhi on Monday, July 5, 2010. (Photographs copyright PTI)
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