9th August, 2008 – Ranchi take a bandh call

The Jharkhand state capital of Ranchi was affected during a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by Adivasi-Moolvasi Janadhikar Morcha (AMJM) demanding cancellation of examinations for appointment of primary school teachers till the state government come out with a policy defining local citizenship on the basis of 1932 land records. Majority of the shops and markets, business establishments downed their shutters while road traffic was badly hit due to the bandh. Educational institutions were closed and university examinations were cancelled in view of the bandh, which evoked near total response, official sources said.