Bharat Bandh

In Tripura, Action Against Government Staff Absent During Bharat Bandh

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Sunday September 16, 2018

In an unprecedented move , Tripura's BJP-IPFT led government has decided to take action against the government employees who did not attend office on September 10, when the Congress held a nationwide protest, "Bharat Bandh", against the rising fuel prices.

Mayawati Stumps Congress As Opposition Looks To Corner BJP On Fuel Prices

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 13, 2018

BSP president Mayawati's remarks holding the previous UPA government and the BJP equally responsible for the steep hike in fuel prices has caught Congress completely by surprise. Congress leaders now feel Mayawati's comments will raise a question mark on attempts at striking an opposition unity ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Three Congressmen Arrested For Allegedly Blackening PM Modi's Image

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 11, 2018

Three Congress workers were today arrested for allegedly blackening the picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Mhow town in Madhya Pradesh,during the 'Bharat bandh' called by the party on Monday, police said.

Bharat Bandh Successful And Peaceful In BJP-Ruled Rajasthan

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

Schools and markets remained closed Monday in Rajasthan during an opposition-sponsored Bharat Bandh in protest against rising prices of petrol and diesel.

BJP-Ruled Chhattisgarh Witnesses A Successful Bharat Bandh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

Congress's Bharat Bandh against rising fuel prices Monday evoked a good response in the BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh where many business establishments remained shut in major cities including Raipur and buses stayed off roads.

Activist Alleges Inconvenience To People Amid Bandh, Files Complaint

India News | Press Trust of India with NDTV inputs | Monday September 10, 2018

A human rights activist in Assam on Monday, filed a police complaint against Congress president Rahul Gandhi, alleging that inconvenience was caused to people because of Congress' nationwide bandh call.

Congress Protests In Jammu And Kashmir Amid Nationwide Bandh Call

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress on Monday staged a protest in Srinagar, as part of the party's call for 'Bharat Bandh' against rising fuel prices. The call did not affect normal life in Kashmir

"Momentary Difficulty... People Understand": Government On Fuel Price Hike

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday September 10, 2018

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today declared that the Congress-led Bharat Bandh has been a flop, because the people the people "understand" that the price rise is beyond the government's control. The people, he said, were "indifferent" to the nationwide shutdown, because "they understand the rise in fuel prices, though temporary, is because of...

Traffic Normal, Offices Open Amid Bharat Bandh Call In West Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

The nationwide strike called by the Congress and the Left Front remained largely ineffective in West Bengal on Monday. Traffic was near normal and all offices were open.

Bharat Bandh: People Stranded, Shops Closed In Kerala, Karnataka

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

The Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and other opposition parties against spiralling fuel prices paralysed normal life in Kerala, Karnataka and Puducherry on Monday but drew a mixed

Bharat Bandh Protests, Train Blockades Disrupt Normal Life In Odisha

Bhubaneshwar News | Edited by S Shobana | Monday September 10, 2018

Normal life was completely paralysed in Odisha as Congress-led opposition held protest marches, blocked roads and railways and closure of shops as part of the nationwide Bharat Bandh demonstrations against the steep rise in petrol and diesel prices on Monday.

Andhra Pradesh Cuts Petrol, Diesel Prices By Rs 2 Per Litre

Andhra Pradesh News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Monday September 10, 2018

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has announced a reduction of Rs 2 per litre on fuel prices, effective tomorrow. The loss of revenue from taxes will cost the exchequer up to Rs 1,120 crore, it is estimated.

Governments Have Fallen Because Price Rise, UP Minster Cautions

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

UP Cabinet Minister and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar has warned the ruling BJP, saying the in the history of the country, governments have fallen because of price rise.

Bharat Bandh Gets Mixed Response In Gujarat, 300 Congressmen Detained

Ahmedabad News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

The Congress' Bharat bandh move today to protest against skyrocketing fuel prices evoked a mixed response in Gujarat with the party calling the shutdown successful while the police claimed it had no major impact.

Bharat Bandh: Protest March In Chandigarh, Shops Shut In Punjab, Haryana

Chandigarh News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 10, 2018

Congress workers today held demonstrations in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh in protest against rising fuel prices as part of its 'Bharat bandh' call.