Shutdown over Maoist attack affects normal life in Chhattisgarh
Raipur:Normal life in Chhattisgarh was affected on Thursday by a dawn to dusk shutdown called by the Congress Party in protest against the killing of 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel by the Maoists. A complete shutdown was observed in urban areas,
while there was hardly any effect in semi-urban and rural areas of the state.
Educational institutions, offices, banks were closed and public transport was
off the roads. The shutdown was by and large peaceful and there were no reports
of untoward incidents. Interacting with media, Chhattisgarh state Congress president
Dhanendra Sahu said the strike was called to protest the flawed policies of the
ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He blamed the Raman Singh-led State Government
for Tuesday's deadliest Maoist attack.
