Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi says we will defeat Modi govt in 2019

Most of the opposition parties announced their support to the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and Left Front to protest against the rising fuel prices

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10 Sep 2018, 5:10 PM

Madhya Pradesh: The Bharat Bandh was peaceful in the state, 110-115 people have been arrested

10 Sep 2018, 4:54 PM

Congress leader Ashok Gehlot: People willingly participated in Bharat Bandh against the govt & taught them a lesson. At least now, govt should reduce prices and mend its way

10 Sep 2018, 4:44 PM

Bharat bandh affects normal life in Manipur

The 'Bharat bandh' against the rising fuel prices called by the Congress and the Left parties severely affected normal life in Manipur, as all educational institutes were closed and attendance in offices was very thin


10 Sep 2018, 4:24 PM

Farooq Abdullah: If you listen to the 2012 speeches of those in power today, they were shouting about petrol and diesel prices. Today the prices are surpassing prices of that time

10 Sep 2018, 4:11 PM

Karnataka: Bus services resume in Davanagere, Chamarajnagar, Kolar, Kolar Gold Fields, Bengaluru, Shimoga and Tumkur


10 Sep 2018, 3:57 PM

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu announces a reduction in petrol and diesel price by Rs 2 each, in the state. It will come into effect from Tuesdsay, reports ANI

10 Sep 2018, 3:52 PM

At least 2,000 textile factories remained shut in support of Bharat Bandh in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu


10 Sep 2018, 3:47 PM

Arunachal Pradesh: At least 100 Congress activists, including Youth Congress president Geli Ete and Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) secretary John Taksing, were arrested

10 Sep 2018, 3:45 PM

Assam: Congress leader Ajit Singh said the Narendra Modi government has failed to fulfill all its promises made during the 2014 campaigning


10 Sep 2018, 3:43 PM

Jharkhand: 8,234 protesters were taken into preventive detention, including senior leaders. The bandh was particularly successful in Santal pargana which is dominated by JMM and JVM(P) where 2,668 political workers were arrested

10 Sep 2018, 3:35 PM

Odisha: MLAs were seen walking into the State Legislative Assembly, which is in session. The Bandh paralysed normal life in the state.


10 Sep 2018, 3:11 PM

Left party protests in Lucknow

Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi says we will defeat Modi govt in 2019
10 Sep 2018, 2:10 PM

'BJP-RSS workers, in guise of bandh supporters, creating ruckus in Bihar'

Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi says we will defeat Modi govt in 2019

According to News 18 reports, Congress MLC Prem Chandra Mishra, who was leading a demonstration elsewhere, said, "Such unruly behavior must not take place. Our party leadership has made it clear that the bandh ought to be totally peaceful.

" BPCC working president Kaukab Qadri told a TV channel at the Dak Bungalow crossing "BJP-RSS workers, in the guise of bandh supporters, are in action at many places to give us a bad name."


10 Sep 2018, 1:58 PM

Subramanian Swamy: PM must ask the Petroleum Minister to think as a part of Economic Affairs Ministry& not as Petroleum minister and stop setting prices so high that people can go to the point of revolt

Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi says we will defeat Modi govt in 2019
10 Sep 2018, 1:45 PM

Bharat Bandh hits normal life in Odisha

Normal life was paralysed in Odisha as the Congress and other opposition parties observed a Bharat Bandh against the rising fuel prices on Monday.

Hundreds of Congress activists were arrested following protests at several places including the state capital Bhubaneswar.

Vehicular movement came to a halt across the state as Congress workers resorted to road blockades at various junctions. Passengers were stranded at major bus stands across the state.

Train services were also affected due to the nationwide shutdown. Congress workers staged rail roko at several railway stations including Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Balangir and Bhadrak.


10 Sep 2018, 1:19 PM

Congress activists protest across Punjab

Congress leaders and workers held protests across Punjab on Monday following the Bharat Bandh call given by the Congress party against the rising fuel prices.

The protests were held in Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bathinda, Ferozepur and other towns across Punjab.

In Ludhiana, the protest was led by MP Ravneet Singh Bittu. He said that the Central government has failed to deliver on any of the promises made to the people in the 2014 general elections.

Fuel prices have affected the lives of everyone, especially the common man, he added.

10 Sep 2018, 1:11 PM

Delhi police detains Left leaders Yechury, D Raja and others


10 Sep 2018, 12:51 PM

58 Congress activists taken into custody

Altogether 58 Congress activists were Monday taken into police custody in Jharkhand for forcibly trying to enforce the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the party, a police officer said.

Fifty eight Congress activists including Palamau district Congress president Jaias Ranjan Pathak were taken into custody for forcibly trying to enforce the bandh, Superintendent of Police Inderjeet Mahata said.

Barring Garhwa district, normal life is not affected in Pakur, Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Lohardaga, Gumla, Ramgarh, Giridih, Latehar, Palamau, Dhanbad and other districts, according to reports.

10 Sep 2018, 12:37 PM

Mixed response to Bharat Bandh in Jharkhand

The dawn to dusk Bharat Bandh or nationwide shutdown called by the Congress and supported by many parties evoked a mixed response in Jharkhand on Monday.

The Congress shutdown has been supported by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik and Left parties in the state.

In Ranchi, schools and a few shops were closed, long route buses were not plying and the district administration has imposed prohibitory orders.


10 Sep 2018, 12:24 PM

CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury protesting at Jantar Mantar

Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi says we will defeat Modi govt in 2019
10 Sep 2018, 12:16 PM

Akhilesh Yadav: The BJP govt is so proud of themselves that even today when the Opposition has called for a 'bandh' they have increased fuel price in some places

Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi says we will defeat Modi govt in 2019

10 Sep 2018, 12:03 PM

All the Opposition leaders at Ramlila Maidan

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10 Sep 2018, 11:59 AM

Opposition unity on display at the Bharat Bandh

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10 Sep 2018, 11:50 AM

Bharat Bandh evokes mixed response in J&K

A day-long Bharat Bandh or nationwide shutdown called by the Congress and Left parties to protest rising fuel prices evoked mixed response in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.

In Jammu, Congress activists protested in RS Pura area while shops, public transport, businesses and educational institutions functioned normally in the city.

10 Sep 2018, 11:48 AM

At Ramlila Maidan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi: We are united against the BJP. We think what the people of this country have in their hearts. We are going to defeat the BJP in 2019

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10 Sep 2018, 11:45 AM

At Ramlila Maidan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi: No one knows which world Modi lives in. He could not make us understand why he announced Demonetisation. The Congress had conceptualised GST as a single taxation, but Modi gave us five taxes.

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10 Sep 2018, 11:43 AM

At Ramlila Maidan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi: Only a handful of Modi's cronies know what is the way forward. We raise the question of the Rafale deal in the Parliament and he doesn't reply. The Rs 46,000 crore which has been given in the Rafale scam is the money of the people of this country.

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10 Sep 2018, 11:40 AM

At Ramlila Maidan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi: Modi is silent on all issues. Farmers are committing suicides and BJP leaders are committing rape. But, PM Modi is silent

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10 Sep 2018, 11:36 AM

At Ramlila Maidan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi: Modi claimed when he came to power he will do what Congress hasn't done in 70 years. That he has. Rupee is at its weakest in the last 70 years and the petrol price is mores than Rs 80.

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10 Sep 2018, 11:35 AM

At Ramlila Maidan, Congress President Rahul Gandhi: When Modi became the PM in 2014, he made several promises to the farmers, women and the youth of the country. People trusted him and now everyone has realised what he has done

10 Sep 2018, 11:32 AM

At Ramlila Maidan, NCP leader Sharad Pawar: This is anti-people government

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10 Sep 2018, 11:27 AM

At Ramlila Maidan, Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav: In 2019, we have to save the Constitution. We have to throw them out of power other they will destroy everything

10 Sep 2018, 11:25 AM

At Ramlila Maidan, Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav: This is not just an issue of fuel price rise. This is also about demonetisation and GST. The entire country has shutdown.

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10 Sep 2018, 11:22 AM

Congress workers vandalise a petrol pump in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, during Bharat Bandh protests, reports ANI

10 Sep 2018, 11:18 AM

TMC leader Sukhendu Shekhar Roy: The people of the country are with us at this historical protest


10 Sep 2018, 11:14 AM

Shutdown in Kerala to protest fuel price hike

A state-wide shutdown called by Kerala's ruling Left and the Congress-led opposition to protest rising fuel prices, was observed on Monday.

While public vehicles remained off the roads in the state, private vehicles were seen plying in many places, while shops, markets and establishments remained shut.

In Kollam, Congress workers protested outside the Head Post office, demanding that it should be closed.

In the state capital, the IT campus at Technopark is functioning and the ISRO units are also working as normal.

There was a complete shutdown in Kasargode, the town that shares a border with Karnataka, as interstate buses kept off the roads.

While the Congress workers are out on the streets, the ruling Left supporters appear to maintain a low profile and have stressed that relief operations in flood-affected areas will go on unaffected.

10 Sep 2018, 11:09 AM

Partial shutdown in Himachal

Banks and commercial establishments were largely opened while shops in some towns of Himachal Pradesh were closed on Monday on the protest call by the Congress over the rise in fuel prices.


10 Sep 2018, 11:08 AM

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Hemant Soren: This government has been looting the citizens.

10 Sep 2018, 11:02 AM

NCP leader Tariq Anwar: The political picture of the country will change in 2019. A lesson must be taught to the 'anti-people, anti-youth, anti-farner' Modi government


10 Sep 2018, 10:58 AM

MNS workers forcefully shut down shops and establishments at Bharatmata Junction Naka, Parel, reports ANI

10 Sep 2018, 10:54 AM

Offices, schools and colleges functioning in the national capital


10 Sep 2018, 10:51 AM

Bihar: Loktantrik Janata Dal workers in Patna carry a motorbike on their shoulders to protest against fuel price hike

10 Sep 2018, 10:45 AM

Congress leader Sanjay Jha: Mr Modi made us pay through the nose even as oil prices globally fell below USD 30 a barrel


10 Sep 2018, 10:44 AM

CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury: Fuel prices allowed to soar, by a callous govt, making lives of ordinary Indians impossible.

10 Sep 2018, 10:41 AM

JD(S) leader Danish Ali: Why are you afraid of the Opposition unity, Mr Modi?


10 Sep 2018, 10:41 AM

JD(S) leader Danish Ali: Who is responsible for all the lynching in this country? We are waiting for answers. We are not only the largest democracy, but also a matured democracy.

10 Sep 2018, 10:39 AM

JD(S) leader Danish Ali: I want to ask the PM how much of the farmer's income has he been able to increase? Are these farmers names Adani or Ambani?


10 Sep 2018, 10:38 AM

Congress appeals for a peaceful protest

10 Sep 2018, 10:37 AM

Puducherry under a total shutdown in support of the Bharat Bandh. Shops we shut, buses are not on the road and the schools remained closed

Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi says we will defeat Modi govt in 2019

10 Sep 2018, 10:34 AM

Former PM Manmohan Singh: Modi has been doing his 'Mann ki Baat', he should have listened to 'Jan ki Baat'

10 Sep 2018, 10:32 AM

Former PM Manmohan Singh: Modi government has failed on all fronts


10 Sep 2018, 10:30 AM

Former PM Manmohan Singh appeals to everyone to come together against the present government

10 Sep 2018, 10:28 AM

Former PM Manmohan Singh: This is question of the survival of India and her citizens


10 Sep 2018, 10:26 AM

AAP leader Sanjay Singh: We want to know about the Rafale deal. How can a 12-day-old company get a multi-thousand crore deal. When we question them, they send notices and all the while PM Modi keeps silent.

10 Sep 2018, 10:24 AM

Around 20 parties have come together to support the Bharat Bandh call given by Congress


10 Sep 2018, 10:23 AM

Congress workers at Andheri railway station

10 Sep 2018, 10:23 AM

East Coast Railway Zone has cancelled 12 trains including Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi Express and Bhubaneswar-Visakhapatnam Inter City Express due to Bharat Bandh


10 Sep 2018, 10:21 AM

Buses off the roads, Namma metro running in Bengaluru

10 Sep 2018, 10:20 AM

AAP leader Sanjay Singh: BJP is 'Bharatiya Jhoota Party'


10 Sep 2018, 10:19 AM

"This country cannot be built upon hate. Prime Minister Modi has not said anything on the price rise. This is the government which supports lynchers and garlands them. In the 2019 elections, people will throw them in the dustbin of politics," says AAP leader Sanjay Singh

10 Sep 2018, 10:17 AM

AAP leader Sanjay Singh joins Congress-supported protest at Ramlila Maidan


10 Sep 2018, 10:17 AM

Sonia Gandhi with Congress and Opposition leaders at the Ramlila protest

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10 Sep 2018, 10:15 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi speaks to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during the protest

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10 Sep 2018, 10:11 AM

Former PM Manmohan Singh at Ramlila Maidan

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10 Sep 2018, 10:03 AM

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi about to reach the protest site at Ramlila Maidan


10 Sep 2018, 10:02 AM

Former Jharkhan CM Babulal Marandi, "We have a PM who only says lies. In 2014, when he came to power, he promised to curb price hike. But, he hasn't."

10 Sep 2018, 9:57 AM

Cops trying to contain protests and ensure smooth functioning of the services at Andheri Railway Station

Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi says we will defeat Modi govt in 2019

10 Sep 2018, 9:53 AM

Former PM Manmohan Singh joins protest at Ramlila Maidan

10 Sep 2018, 9:52 AM

Opposition leaders at the Bharat Bandh called by Congress near Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi

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10 Sep 2018, 9:50 AM

Is this 'Acchh Din'?, questions All India Professional Congress

10 Sep 2018, 9:48 AM

Bus services in Tamil Nadu likely to be affected today as a result of Bharat Bandh


10 Sep 2018, 9:47 AM

"This Bandh is an occasion to stitch Opposition unity. This is the will of the people. The next election would be fought between the people of this country and the RSS," said Manoj Jha

10 Sep 2018, 9:43 AM

"The rupee has lost its value and Modi his dignity," said RJD leader Manoj Jha at the Opposition's protest at Ramlila Maidan in the Capital


10 Sep 2018, 9:43 AM

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Manoj Jha, "The BJP leaders who were earlier protesting with LPG cylinders on the streets are now sitting in the comfort of their cabins."

10 Sep 2018, 9:43 AM

RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary speaking at the Ramlila Maidan protest. "We will destroy this Modi government's ego," says Chaudhary


10 Sep 2018, 9:43 AM

Shiv Sena said that the Bharat Bandh is a litmus test for the opposition

10 Sep 2018, 9:43 AM

Congress leaders speak to Sharad Pawar during the protest

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10 Sep 2018, 9:43 AM

Maharashtra Congress leaders Sanjay Nirupam travels in a local train to the protest location in Andheri

10 Sep 2018, 9:43 AM

NCP leader Sharad Pawar joins the Congress protest at Ramlila Maidan


10 Sep 2018, 9:43 AM

UPA President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about to join the protest

10 Sep 2018, 9:43 AM

Security has been tightened in Jaipur over Bharat Bandh


10 Sep 2018, 9:27 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi along with senior leaders reach Indian Oil petrol pump near Ram Lila Maidan

10 Sep 2018, 9:26 AM

Rahul Gandhi and RLD leader Jayant Choudhary march together


10 Sep 2018, 9:26 AM

Congress workers in Bihar were protesting with gas cylinders on their head

Bharat Bandh Live Updates: Rahul Gandhi says we will defeat Modi govt in 2019
10 Sep 2018, 9:15 AM

Rail and road traffic was hit across Bihar due to a nationwide shutdown called by the Congress against the hike in fuel prices. The shutdown is being supported by the opposition Rashtryia Janata Dal (RJD), Left Parties and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM)


10 Sep 2018, 9:14 AM

Congress workers during their protest march from Rajghat to Ramlila Maidan

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10 Sep 2018, 9:08 AM

At Mysore Satellite Bus Station in Bengaluru, out of 98 departures only one operated between 6 am and 8 am


10 Sep 2018, 9:07 AM

Stalin Says DMK Will Play 'Active Part' in making Bharat Bandh a success in Tamil Nadu

10 Sep 2018, 9:04 AM

Congress President Rahul Gandhi and opposition party leaders march from Rajghat towards Ramlila Maidan


10 Sep 2018, 9:01 AM

Jan Adhikar Party Loktantrik workers block railway tracks in Patna's Rajendra Nagar Terminal railway station, reports ANI

10 Sep 2018, 9:01 AM

Protesters in Gujarat's Bharuch burn tyres and stop buses; traffic movement halted


10 Sep 2018, 8:58 AM

Congress begin march towards Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg

10 Sep 2018, 8:58 AM

Sharad Yadav: This is the biggest nation-wide protest against the the Modi government

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Sharad Yadav speaking to the media

10 Sep 2018, 8:52 AM

Tariq Anwar of the NCP has joined the protest at Rajghat called by the Congress

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Tariq Anwar
10 Sep 2018, 8:46 AM

Maharashtra police deploys extra forces across the state


10 Sep 2018, 8:42 AM

Hundreds of Congress Seva Dal members join the protest

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10 Sep 2018, 8:39 AM

Rahul Gandhi joins the Congress protesters at Rajghat


10 Sep 2018, 8:37 AM

RLD leader Jayant Choudhary at Rajghat

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NH photo by Vishwadeepak
10 Sep 2018, 8:33 AM

CPI and CPM workers in Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada hold protest against fuel price hike


10 Sep 2018, 8:32 AM

In Delhi, several opposition leaders have begun to congregate at Rajghat

10 Sep 2018, 8:29 AM

In Telangana's Bhuvanagiri, Congress leaders take to the streets


10 Sep 2018, 8:03 AM

People take to the streets to protest fuel price rise begin across the country, reports ANI

10 Sep 2018, 8:01 AM

Several parties support bandh call given by Congress and the Left parties

Most of the opposition parties announced their support to the Bharat Bandh called by the Congress and Left Front to protest against the rising fuel prices. The Modi government has so far evaded a direct explanation to the non-stop rise in fuel prices.

The Congress wants petrol and diesel to be brought under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which would decrease the price "by Rs 15-18 per litre". It also wants an immediate reduction in central excise duty and "excessive VAT" in states.

While parties like the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S), Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), DMK, Trinamool Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Maharshtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) backed the shutdown, the Left has also declared a nationwide hartal.

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), a non-NDA party, said although it is against the fuel price hike, it will not support the Bandh. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took a similar stand in Delhi.

The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) ruling in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana respectively, are also not supporting the call.

In West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has said it supports the issues raised by parties that have called for a nationwide shutdown, but it is against strikes since these lead to loss of working hours.

However, the party will hold protest rallies across West Bengal against rising fuel prices.

"We support the issues raised by them. But at the same time, we do not want to waste another working day, especially when our Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is trying to build a new Bengal," TMC Secretary General Partha Chatterjee has said.

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