Bharat Bandh: Vandalism, protest march and death of a child

Congress-led united opposition went toe-to-toe with the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday over fuel price hike, calling a nationwide strike that was enforced in at least five states.

Thousands of people came out on the roads to support the Bharat Bandh call made by Congress to protest against the rising fuel prices in the country.

Twenty-two opposition parties are participating in the Bharat Bandh -- the exception being Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party and Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress. Top opposition leaders like Sharad Pawar, MK Stalin and Left leaders have supported the strike, the effect of which was especially evident in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala and Bihar.