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The Left’s Strike Against Demonetisation Has Crippled Daily Life In Tripura, Kerala
The railway station is deserted during the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called for by the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Tripura. Photo credit: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images
Life was crippled in Tripura and Kerala today (28 November) due to a Left-called 12-hour shutdown to protest against demonetisation of high-value currency.
In Tripura, government and semi-government as well as private offices, banks, educational institutions, shops and business establishments were closed due to the strike. All vehicles, except those of security forces, went off the roads. Train services between Tripura and the rest of the country were affected as Left workers blocked several trains in different locations.
The dawn-to-dusk strike in Kerala also came at a price. Shops and hotels remained closed in many places, with buses and taxis largely choosing to stay off the road. Schools and colleges too have remained shut. Government and semi-government institutions saw a very thin attendance today.
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