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Shops shut as Congress, Team Anna protest
cop's murder
Tuesday March 13, 2012 01:56:16 PM,
IANS
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Bhopal: Shops in
this Madhya Pradesh capital and several cities were closed as the
opposition Congress called for a shutdown to protest the killing
of Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Narendra Kumar. Members of
the Anna Hazare-led India Against Corruption also began a
three-day sit-in.
The shutdown, in place till 3 p.m, appeared to have been effective
in several parts of the state.
In Bhopal, Congress leaders and workers moved around in groups to
ensure that their protest was a success. Few passenger vehicles
were seen in the city.
In Indore, Congress workers burnt an effigy of Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Gwalior too saw shops shut and private
schools declaring a holiday.
In Burhanpur district, Congress workers held prayer ceremonies in
front of Narendra Kumar's photograph.
The issue was raised in the Madhya Pradesh assembly too, leading
to adjournment of the house.
India Against Corruption also started a three-day sit-in here.
Kumar, a 2009 batch IPS officer was brutally killed in Morena on
the day of Holi, March 8, when he was trying to stop a tractor
loaded with illegally-mined stones.
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