Friday, June 6, 2008

Tripura observes 12-hour bandh

Agartala, Jun 6 : Tripura observed a bandh on Thursday in response to a 12-hour bandh called by the ruling Left Front while left parties in Assam called for an Assam Bandh on June 9 to protest against the hike in prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas price.

The Assam government has decided to reduce sales tax on petrol and diesel by one rupee in response to an appeal made by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.Normal life came to a standstill in Tripura’s capital Agartala as educational institutions, shops and business establishments, banks and financial institutions remaining closed during the bandh hours.

PTI

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