Bhartiya Janata Party,which called a nationwide bandh to protest against government's decision to allow foreign direct investment in the retail sector, has claimed overwhelming response from 10,000 retailers and the people in general in Delhi, Mumbai, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Kolkata, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and other parts of India.
The government must withdraw its decision to allow 51 per cent FDI in the retail sector. Big players like Wal-Mart will kill the Indian retail sector," Prakash Javadekar, member of BJP in Rajya Sabha told rediff.com on Thursday.
Almost all the opposition parties have extended their support to the bandh called by BJP and have demanded rolling
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