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Bharat Bandh: Opposition Stages Massive Protests Across India
The Left parties obstructed rail and road traffic in Bihar’s Darbhanga district.
29 Nov 2016, 06:50 AM IST 
CPI-ML activists scuffle with police during the Bihar Bandh called by the Left parties to protest against demonetisation (Photo: PTI)
Trinamool Congress, CPI and the Congress were among major opposition parties that launched a massive countrywide protest against demonetisation on Monday.
In Kolkata, the state’s Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee lead a massive rally, where she lashed out at the Centre over its hasty implementation of the currency ban.
The left too took out a protest rally in Kolkata, accusing the TMC of helping the BJP led central government.Similar protests erupted in Bihar’s Darbhanga , where the CPI staged a railroko agitation.
The Congress too observed ‘Jan Akrosh Divas’, protesting against the Centre’s decision to ban old currency notes worth Rs 1000 and Rs 500.
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