Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)
Mangalore, Dec 2: The nation-wide bandh call given by merchants, which was supported by opposition parties including BJP and CPM on Thursday December 1 failed to have the desired impact on the normal lives of the citizens in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts. The call was given in protest against the approval given by the union cabinet for 51 percent foreign direct investment in retail sector, which the opposition claims, will ruin the small sized retail traders.
While many shops and establishments had downed the shutters in the city, in other places including Udupi, this was not the case. The bandh call received partial response, with traffic movement remaining undisturbed. Small retail shops, to accord protection to which the bandh call was given, were found to be fully operational in most of the places.