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Auto rickshaws too kept off the roads in Raipur.Almost all petrol pumps remained shut in Raipur till late afternoon, in addition to malls and theatres. RAIPUR: The nationwide shutdown called by opposition parties led by Congress on Monday against the rise in fuel prices, hit transport and business sector across the state. Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce stepped forward in support, and many business establishments and educational institutions were shut for the day. Punia said that Congress party received exceptional support in Chhattisgarh from Chamber of Commerce, trader's association, private schools and colleges, auto-bus associations. The others joined on bicycles appealing people to support the bandh.Later in the day, effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, "inflation" were burned at busy traffic squares, in addition to street plays on the price hike..