Bharat Bandh in Lucknow: UPCC chief Raj Babbar appeals to shut down shops in Hazratganj

In Lucknow, protests are being led by Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) chief Raj Babbar. Congress supporters were spotted urging shopkeepers to down their shutters in Hazratganj and Janpath. While some shopkeepers yielded to their demands others extended their support to the cause but refused to close their shops.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) is protesting at the tehsil and block level against price hike, rising unemployment and the falling rupee. SP workers took out a protest march in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wearing chains and shackles and raising anti-BJP government slogans. They were carrying posters reflecting joblessness and rising fuel prices.