Bus and truck drivers protest against diesel tax and rising fuel costs in Hong Kong while calls for strikes in India evoke mixed response.
In the eastern Indian state of Bihar people in capital Patna seemed as angry about the proposed shutdown as about the higher fuel prices. In small towns and the countryside communist supporters stopped cars and buses by throwing burning tyres on highways. In the neighbouring state of Jharkhand the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called for a shutdown.
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