New Delhi, September 20: A bandh called by NDA, Left parties and SP to protest against diesel price hike, FDI in multi-brand retail and cap on subsidised LPG today evoked mixed response as protestors disrupted road and rail traffic in parts of UP, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha but it had little impact in Mumbai.

In Delhi, most of the markets remained closed and vehicular movement was normal though protesters blocked traffic at some places.

Shops in some areas like Bhogal, Laxmi Nagar, Defence Colony and South Extension in the capital were open in the morning hours but though big markets like Khan Market, Connaught Place, Greater Kailash, Karol Bagh, Chandni Chowk and Kashmere Gate were shut.

Auto rickshaws plied in the city and buses of state-run Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) were on the roads in large numbers. At New Delhi railway station, auto drivers staged a protests and refused to carry passengers.

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Nationwide bundh today; trains stopped at Patna, Allahabad

New Delhi, September 20(TNN): The opposition parties are holding a nationwide strike on Thursday demanding a rollback of the government's decision to hike diesel prices, cap subsidised cooking gas cylinders and allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail.

Samajwadi Party workers on Thursday morning blocked rail traffic at Allahabad railway station. BJP Yuva Morcha activists stopped trains at Patna junction.

Workers of SP, CPM, CPI, TDP, BJD, JD (S), All India Forward Bloc and the RSP have plans to organise picketing, demonstrations and court arrest.

BJP-led NDA is also holding a 'bharat bandh'.

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Nation-wide bundh against fuel hike, FDI

(Agencies)According to TV reports, Bharath bundh started on a peaceful note.

The BJP workers stopped trains in Bihar and Samajwadi Party workers in Allahabad. But according to TV reports, the bandh has not affected Maharashtra. Schools and colleges are likely to be open in the State.

In Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party has announced its participation while BSP has stated that it would not participate in the Bharath Bandh.

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Opposition workers have disrupted train services as part of a daylong strike to protest rising diesel prices and the government’s decision to open the huge retail market to foreign companies.

Protesters carrying party flags blocked railroad tracks on Thursday in several cities and towns, including Allahabad, Varanasi and Patna. They’re demanding that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh reverse the fuel hike and the decision on foreign retailers.

The strike is expected to shut down schools, businesses and public transportation.

It was called by the main opposition BJP, its allies and communist groups. Some of the government’s allies also are involved.

Last week, the government announced it will allow foreign investment in retail and aviation and the sale of minority stakes in four state-run companies.