Bhawanipatna, April 6: Normal life came to a standstill in Kalahandi district due to a dawn-to-dusk bandh called by Congress on Wednesday protesting against the shifting of the proposed railway wagon repair factory from Narla to Vishakhapatnam in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
Members of the district Congress blocked roads at many places, including Bhawanipatna, bringing vehicular movement to a grinding halt in the district.
However, emergency services remained operational as the protesters spared them from the shutdown.
Senior Congress leader Bhakta Das has requested all government and private organizations, trade unions to support the bandh called by the party.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday has sought a clarification from Union Railway minister Suresh Prabhu about the decision on the shifting of the railway wagon repair factory.
