27th July 2008 - Jamshedpur with hartal made of steel

Life in the steel city came to a standstill due to the 12-hour bandh, called by the district Congress. The bandh was in protest against the incidence of firing in front of the district president Ravindra Kumar Jha’s office on Friday. UPA allies, especially the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), also supported the bandh. Public property was vandalised at a number of places and shops downed shutters across the city for the better part of the day. Bandh supporters targeted those roadside vendors and shops that violated diktat and kept their shops open.