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Bandh evokes mixed response

Our Ahmedabad Special Correspondent reports:

By Our Staff Correspondent

BHOPAL, NOV.22. The bandh affected normal life in Madhya Pradesh, . There were sporadic incidents in Indore, where the Pandrinath police station was encircled by a mob and the police resorted to a lathi-charge to disperse the crowd.

There was heavy stone throwing and the Inspector-General's car was targeted. A journalist was also attacked in Indore.

While essential services were partially affected in Bhopal, schools, shops and most other private establishments remained closed.

OurStaff Reporter reports from Bhubaneswar:

Many trains were delayed in Orissa and road traffic was affected with the both government and private buses remaining off the road.

Business establishments, schools and colleges remained closed in most parts of the State, including Bhubaneswar.

The bandh supporters squatted on rail tracks at many points delaying a number of trains, including the Rajdhani Express.

The workers of the BJP and different organisations of the Sangh Parivar blocked traffic at various traffic intersection

Our Correspondent reports from Ranchi:

Barring sporadic incidents, the bandh called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad-ended peacefully in Jharkhand.

Police said 445 persons were arrested during the bandh with 240 persons held in Jamshedpur district alone.

Trains ran normally in the State though vehicular traffic was affected.

Our Staff Correspondent reports from Shimla:

The Himachal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party led by the former Union Minister, Shanta Kumar, staged a dharna here today in protest against the arrest of the Kanchi Sankarachrya, Sri Jayendra Saraswathi, outside Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor. Addressing party activists, the BJP leader condemned "the unjust arrest of the religious leader of millions of Hindus" and called it extremely "unfortunate".

The BJP workers were also addressed by the State unit president, Suresh Bhardwaj, and the former Minister, Jagat Prakash Nadda. Some other MPs and MLAs of the BJP were also present on the occasion. Meanwhile, the bandh call issued by Vishwa Hindu Parishad and supported by the BJP evoked a negligible response here as well as in other parts of the State. The VHP and BJP leaders when contacted confessed that "because of lack of coordination" the bandh call had fizzled out badly.

Our Staff Correspondent reports from Dehra Dun

The bandh evoked a near total response in Uttaranchal today.

Most markets, petrol pumps, cinema halls and educational institutions remained closed. Traffic was normal and no untoward incident was reported.

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