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Government offices, schools and colleges, however, remained open.A total of 30 platoons of police were deployed in the twin city to keep order. “If the state government does not pay heed to our demands, we will intensify our movement,” he said. Moreover, it is saddening to see BJP and Congress supporting the bandh call,” he added. Malls and some shops downed shutters during the bandh. However, our absence should not be read as support for the bandh.”The bar associations in Cuttack that had resolved to remain absent from lower courts included the Criminal Courts Bar Association, the Civil Court Bar Association, the SAT Bar Association and the Board of Revenue Bar Association.Akshaya Kumar, national convener of the NKS, claimed the bandh was successful..