Raipur:Chhattisgarh ‘Bandh’, called by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) State unit, to protest against the brutal murder of Kanhaiyalal Govardhan in Udaipur, Rajasthan, remained a huge success on Saturday. besides trade bodies, including Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CCCI), of the state, Bajrang Dal and Bharatiya Janata Party supported the ‘Bandh’.
Shops, educational institutions, vegetable, fruit markets, cloth market, electronics, bullion, automobile etc. remained closed till 2 pm on Saturday. Chhattisgarh Private School Management Association had also supported the Bandh.
VHP International Treasurer Ramesh Modi said that it is not Taliban, it is India. Such anarchy will not be tolerated in India. At present, the VHP conducted a peaceful movement through the bandh.
In view of the bandh, the government had alerted the police and administration. Instructions were given to all the superintendents of police to deploy additional forces in vulnerable areas.
