Mumbai commuters were stranded this morning as the Maha Vikas Aghadi or MVA government called a bandh in solidarity with farmers in Uttar Pradesh, a week after eight people died in violence in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri during a farmers' protest. The shutdown is "being observed peacefully" amid widespread support, Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik said today, but he added that "some incidents of people throwing stones were reported". "The coalition's bandh call has received support from Left, some other parties and trade unions. The bandh is being observed peacefully," he said.
