Congress workers block roads, stop buses against demonetization

VADODARA: The city unit of the Congress blocked roads and held demonstrations at two places in the city to protest the demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.

Congress leaders led by city unit president Prashant Patel,

Vadodara Municipal Corporation

(VMC) leader of opposition

Chandrakant Shrivastava

and others held protests at the

Dandiabazaar

crossroads and stopped buses there late in the afternoon. The city police detained around 35 workers of the party from the spot.

Earlier in the day,

Youth Congress workers

held protests at the

Dumad crossroads

on the national highway. They burnt tyres on the road and stopped traffic there.