Educational institutions have remained closed in most parts of Ahmedabad. Some college exams were also postponed due to the bandh call.
The nation-wide bandh called by NDA over fuel price rise was effective in the state with most of the schools, colleges and business establishments remaining closed while public transport services were disrupted.
The bandh at large remained peaceful in most parts of the state, except a couple of stone pelting incidents in Surat city.
Educational institutions have remained closed in most parts of Ahmedabad. Some college exams were also postponed due to the bandh call.
Police has been deployed in every part of the city to avoid any untoward incidents.
According to police, there has not been any incident of violence in the city following the nation-wide bandh today.
Means of public transport like the autorickshaws and bus service run by the municipal corporation were not seen on the roads.
Some BJP workers were spotted on the roads in different areas asking small shop owners and banks to keep their shutters down for the day. These workers were carrying a BJP flag and had saffron scarves around their necks.
In Surat, the BJP workers stopped the staff buses carrying employees of various companies like L&T, Reliance, NTPC and Kribhco in the Hazira industrial belt. There were reports of some incidents of stone pelting on autorickshaws in Varacha area of Surat. However, there were no reports of injuries.
The Surat Textile market had its shutters down, while city buses were stopped by BJP workers at various locations.
In Jamnagar too, there was a complete bandh observed in the city with all schools, colleges and business centres remaining closed.
Two BJP leaders Vasuben Trivedi, MLA Jamnagar city, and Lalji Solanki (MLA Jamnagar rural) were out on the streets shouting slogans against the UPA government for not being able to control the inflation.
In Vadodara, total bandh was observed where schools, colleges, business establishments, petrol pumps remained closed while modes of public transport were impacted.
In Rajkot, the bandh got support from various trade unions and local chamber of commerce following which all business establishments remained closed.
Petrol pumps were closed and autorickshaws remained off the roads in Jamnagar, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and other cities of the state.
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