<div align="justify">The day-long 'Maharashtra bandh' called by various Dalit and other organisations to protest the violence against commemoration of Bhima-Koregaon battle has been withdrawn, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar said today.<br /><br />He told reporters that nearly 50 per cent of the state's population took part in the shut-down.<br /><br />Road blockades, arson and stone-pelting incidents were reported in Mumbai and elsewhere during the day.<br /><br />However, Ambedkar, claimed that the bandh was peaceful.<br /></div>
<div align="justify">The day-long 'Maharashtra bandh' called by various Dalit and other organisations to protest the violence against commemoration of Bhima-Koregaon battle has been withdrawn, Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader Prakash Ambedkar said today.<br /><br />He told reporters that nearly 50 per cent of the state's population took part in the shut-down.<br /><br />Road blockades, arson and stone-pelting incidents were reported in Mumbai and elsewhere during the day.<br /><br />However, Ambedkar, claimed that the bandh was peaceful.<br /></div>