Refuting reports in a section of the media, Shiv Sena tonight said it has not
called for a bandh in Mumbai tomorrow.
The clarification was made by Sena spokesman Sanjay Raut in the wake of reports
that shops, commercial establishments and educational institutions would remain
closed on Monday to mourn the death of Bal Thackeray.
Incidentally, schools and colleges will be re-opening tomorrow after Diwali
vacation.
Though Shiv Sena has not called for bandh, Federation of Associations of
Maharashtra (FAM) has asked its constituents and the trading community to
observe bandh in the state tomorrow as a mark of respect to the Sena patriarch
who passed away yesterday.
In a statement, FAM has appealed to its constituents to observe 'Shradhanjali
Day' on Monday.
Various trade organisations dealing in grains, sugar, dry fruits, metal, iron
and steel and chemicals are affiliated to FAM.
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