INDIA
Majority of markets and petrol pumps remained closed, and the public transport was hit partially as many private buses and autorickshaws remained off the road.
The nationwide bandh called by NDA, Left parties and SP on Thursday evoked good response and hit normal life in parts of Rajasthan, as BJP termed the shutdown as "unprecedented".
The bandh, called against Centre's move to invite foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail, hike in diesel price and cap on subsidised LPG cylinders, was peaceful and there was no report of any untoward incident in the state.
Majority of markets and petrol pumps remained closed, and the public transport was hit partially as many private buses and autorickshaws remained off the road.
In the state capital, BJP activists, representatives of market associations demonstrated at Badi Chaupad inside walled city.
Demonstrations were also held in other cities including Kota, where police had to disperse protesters who were trying to vandalise some shops, police said.
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar led his partymen at Badi Chaupad in Jaipur in the demonstration against the UPA government's recent decisions.
"Roll back or go back," demanded Javadekar from the government.
BJP state president Arun Chaturvedi said that the bandh was unprecedented.
Federation of Rajasthan Trade and Industry (FORTI), the umbrella body of market associations of the state, also said that the bandh was successful.
"Commercial and Industrial establishments across Rajasthan remained shut today," Atmaram Gupta, the president of FORTI said.
He said that market associations in all the district participated in the bandh and made it successful.
One of the two factions of auto-rickshaw drivers participated in the bandh and almost 5,000 auto-rickshaws remained off road.
Several private schools were also shut while some functioned routinely.
Members of left parties demonstrated at Udaipur junction in front of a stationary Udaipur-Ajmer passenger train.
GRP sources said that after the demonstrations, the protesters were removed from there and the train left the station at the right time.
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