Good response to bandh in rural parts of Wardha

Wardha: The state-wide bandh called by the Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena to protest against the death of farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri received spontaneous in the district in the morning. But shops opened in the afternoon after 2pm.
The bandh received a good response in rural areas. Selu observed strict bandh.
Saraf Bazaar, Kirana Bazaar and other shops in Wardha city were closed till noon.The district heads of the three parties of the Mahavikas Aghadi in the district had appealed to the businessmen to join the agitation.
Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP office bearers and activists held a morcha to to keep the shops closed. In some places, slogans were chanted against the Central and the Uttar Pradesh governments.
The Hinganghat Agricultural Produce Market Committee, considered to be the largest market committee in Vidarbha, was closed. Also the market committees at Selu, Wardha, Karanja and Deoli were closed. Farmers responded well to the bandh.