Business community downs shutters in support of Anna Hazare
All shops and business establishments downed their shutters to express solidarity with social activist Anna Hazare
By PTI | Updated:
GUWAHATI: All shops and business establishments here today downed their shutters to express solidarity with social activist Anna Hazare who is observing a fast demanding a Jan Lokpal bill.
Shops and business establishments put down their shutters in the busy commercial hubs of Fancy Bazaar, Paltan Bazaar, Pan Bazaar and Ganeshguri.
People came out in large numbers to express their support for Anna, whose fast entered its eighth day today, shouting slogans like 'Hum Anna ke Saath Hai' (We are with Anna), 'End Corruption, Bring Jan Lokpal' among others.
The business community also took out a procession in Fancy Bazaar area of the city to protest government's "apathy" on the Jana Lokpal issue.
There was, however, no report of any untoward incident from any part, official sources.
Meanwhile, the ongoing protest at the NCP Ground in Dighalipukhuri under the aegis of India Against Corruption continued for the eighth day with prominent intellectuals, social activists and students participating in the sit-in demonstration.
Shops and business establishments put down their shutters in the busy commercial hubs of Fancy Bazaar, Paltan Bazaar, Pan Bazaar and Ganeshguri.
People came out in large numbers to express their support for Anna, whose fast entered its eighth day today, shouting slogans like 'Hum Anna ke Saath Hai' (We are with Anna), 'End Corruption, Bring Jan Lokpal' among others.
The business community also took out a procession in Fancy Bazaar area of the city to protest government's "apathy" on the Jana Lokpal issue.
There was, however, no report of any untoward incident from any part, official sources.
Meanwhile, the ongoing protest at the NCP Ground in Dighalipukhuri under the aegis of India Against Corruption continued for the eighth day with prominent intellectuals, social activists and students participating in the sit-in demonstration.
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