New Delhi: The shutdown call given by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against spiralling prices of essential commodities evoked mixed response in Delhi. Holding placards and raising
slogans against the city government, BJP activists walked down the streets of the city to
demand a curb on inflation. "We will continue your (commonman's) fight always in this way
until the increased fares are withdrawn. We will continue with our agitation until sugar scam in
the country is investigated, injustice of power companies is controlled and preparations to
increase prices of water is stopped," said Harshvardhan, BJP leader. However, schools,
government offices and other institutions functioned normally. On Thursday, Leader of
Opposition Vijay Kumar Malhotra charged the Sheila Dikshit Government with being least
concerned about the commonman's troubles.
