A Chhattisgarh Bandh called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday to protest against the murder of a 23-year-old after a communal clash in Bemetara district evoked wide response across the state.
Businesses including petrol pumps and educational institutions remained closed in almost all
A tense situation prevails at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand on Monday after clashes erupted between two groups after a religious flag was allegedly desecrated.
The Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CCCI) on Sunday said it has not yet decided to support the bandh called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in state on April 10.
CCCI President Amar Parwani said the killing of a youth after a communal dispute in a village of Bemetara needed to
Earlier on Sunday, State BJP spokesperson Kedar Gupta said that Bharatiya Janata Party will join the Chhattisgarh bandh called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad over the incident in Bemetara.
The statewide shutdown was called by right-wing groups in protest against the communal violence in a village in the Bemetara district where a 23-year-old Hindu man was killed by Muslims outside a mosque on Saturday