Bharat Bandh: Congress leader Ajay Rai, Priyanka Chaturvedi join protest in Varanasi

Opposition party Congress has called for a nationwide shutdown (Bharat bandh)  today to protest against the sharp rise in fuel prices and depreciation of rupee. Congress president Rahul Gandhi and other opposition leaders march from Raj Ghat towards Ramlila Maidan as a part of the bandh.
Congress leader Priyanka Chaturvedi and Ajay Rai also joined the protest in Varanasi.