The opposition's show of strength didn't bring the national capital to its knees, but normal life was disrupted in the city


Burning issue: Though the Left parties had called for a separate bandh,
distancing themselves from the BJP, they weren't shying away from
making a point or two. Pic/Rajeev Tyagi

*u00a0600 crores in businessu00a0
* 1000 tokens of Metro railu00a0
* cellphone and wallet of MPu00a0
* 250 trains cancelledu00a0u00a0
* 100 flights disruptedu00a0u00a0
* Rs 13,000 crore lost in terms of GDPu00a0u00a0
* 6 lakh vehicles stayed off the roads in Delhi

People in the city have not extended their support to the bandh as they know the 'credibility level' of BJP in Delhi. I think the bandh was a flop. It hardly evoked any response.
-u00a0Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister, Delhi

This bandh was called by the people, executed by the people, for the welfare of the people. Nobody forced it. The harder government will try to suppress it, the louder it will become.
-u00a0Vijender Gupta, president, Delhi BJP

Not just token-ism

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