A nationwide strike against rising petrol prices in India closed shops and disrupted public transport on Thursday, with the under-fire government facing new dissent over its economic management.
Opposition political parties and trade unions enforced a shutdown in many cities, with anti-government marches held in New Delhi and commercial hub Mumbai.
'Our protest is successful,' claimed Mr Prakash Javdekar, spokesman of the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
'Millions of angry Indians are protesting against the petrol price rise.
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The main reason of rising petrol prices can be attributed to tension around strait of Hormuz. I don't know whether de-nuke orientation in Japan effects rising petrol prices.
But, it is definitely correct that increasing dependence on petrol-based electricity supply in Japan will cause social confusion as this news, when urgent rising petrol prices happens.
I want to ask anti-nuke activists what they think about it.
Well, I expect that they'll reply "Mental hapiness is more important than material wealth." without knowing how severe it is to live in material poverty.
