Shops and business establishments remained closed in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday because of a dawn-to-dusk shutdown called by traders to protest opening of Reliance Fresh outlets, police said.
All major markets, daily
haats, shopping malls and roadside shops were closed in response to the call given by Rajdhani Byabasai Jibika Bancho Samiti, police said.
Even fish and vegetable markets were closed in protest against the government's permission to Reliance Retail Limited for opening its outlets, they said.
Traders in large numbers took out a rally and assembled at Mahatma Gandhi marg amid slogan shouting to