Chhattisgarh witnessed a near-total spontaneous shutdown on Friday to protest brutal killings of 15 troopers and a civilian by Maoists in an ambush on March 11 at Sukma district in violence-wracked sprawling Bastar.
The shutdown call was given by the Opposition Congress and was supported by several social and trade bodies. Buses were off the road, petrol pumps were closed and shops were shut down in State’s all the 27 districts. In Bastar region’s all seven districts, shutdown had made a massive impact on common people and roads looked totally deserted. The shutdown was peaceful in the State.