Summary:
Hundreds of activists, shouting anti-Pakistan slogans, forcibly closed shops in Paltan Bazaar, Rajpur Road, Chakrata Road and other prominent markets. We had asked people to shut their shops for a day for the soldiers. Dehradun: All the major markets in the city remained closed on Saturday following a bandh call given by right-wing organisations like Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad in protest against the Pulwama attacks that killed 40 CRPF soldiers on Thursday. However, forced closure of shops should not have happened. When queried, Ashok Kumar, director general (law & order), said, “We have deployed enough police force in all areas..