Shutdown in Chhattisgarh to protest Maoist massacre

Raipur: A day-long shutdown called by the opposition Congress began in Chhattisgarh Thursday to protest the massacre of 76 troopers by Maoists.As per initial reports, schools were closed and public transport was hit in urban areas across the state while no impact of the strike was seen in rural belts. Chhattisgarh state Congress president Dhanendra Sahu told reporters here that the strike was called to protest the flawed policies of the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) that resulted....




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