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Bharat Bandh updates: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut denies BJP role in party's decision to stay away from protest
Fp Staff •Bharat Bandh LATEST updates: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut dismissed talks of senior BJP leaders asking his party to stay away from the nationwide bandh called by the Congress to protest the rising prices of fuel.
Bharat Bandh: Soaring fuel prices the perfect ammunition for Congress to get Opposition unity in shape
Debobrat Ghose •The Congress has been successful in garnering the Opposition support for the Bharat Bandh, but this doesn't guarantee their backing till the 2019 elections.
Bharat Bandh: Subramanian Swamy slams Congress, says party has 'no moral right to protest now'
•Subramanian Swamy, however, said that Narendra Modi must take steps to control the rising fuel prices
Odisha peon assumes Bharat Bandh means office bandh, locks two employees inside
Fp Staff •A peon in Odisha locked a district sports officer and another employee in office for one hour, assuming there was no one there due to the Bharat Bandh.
Congress claims Bharat Bandh a 'success', accuses BJP-led govt of lying to public over cause of crude price hike
Fp Staff •Underscoring Rahul Gandhi's statements questioning the BJP's silence over the Bharat Bandh, Gehlot said that the Bandh's success highlights how the BJP-led government has not fulfilled its promises to the people of India.
Bharat Bandh in Gujarat successful, says Congress, acknowledges 300 workers detained by police
•The Congress' Bharat Bandh to protest against skyrocketing fuel prices evoked a mixed response in Gujarat.
Bharat Bandh: Rahul Gandhi says India 'growing tired' of Narendra Modi's speeches, criticises PM over demonetisation
Ians •Speaking at a Bharat Bandh rally, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said the country wanted to hear the prime minister to speak on burning issues concerning the common man, "but the Prime Minister continues to be mute".
'If we reached early, she'd have been alive': Parents blame Bharat Bandh for 2-year-old's death in Bihar; officials reject claim
Fp Staff •A two-year-old child died on her way to the civic hospital in Bihar's Patna while Bharat Bandh was underway. According to the father of the child, vehicle carrying her got stuck in road blockade by Bharat Bandh supporters on Monday.
Bharat Bandh: Manmohan Singh accuses BJP of working against national interests; urges Opposition parties to unite, save democracy
Fp Staff •Manmohan Singh said all sections of society — youth, farmers and common people — are unhappy with the Narendra Modi government, which has failed to fulfil promises made to the people.
Bharat Bandh in Odisha: Congress workers block railway tracks; commuters stranded as public transport stays off road
•Congress workers held road blockades and rail-rokos on major junctions, leaving commuters stranded as even buses, rickshaws and taxis stayed off road due to the 'Bharat Bandh' started by Congress.