BHUBANESWAR, Jan. 8 -- Taking a dig at the Congress and the Communist Parties, senior BJP leader Prithviraj Harichandan today criticised the decision of the Congress to extend support to the nationwide bandh call by 10 Central trade unions (CTUs). While the trade unions claim to have resorted to shutdown over 14-point charter of demands including social security, minimum wages and employment among others, BJP has said that all parties backing the protests have different agendas, unlike Congress which is absolutely agenda-less.

Speaking to media, Harichandan said, "The demands of CPI, CPI (M), SUCI over Bharat Bandh do not match at all. All these parties have different demands whereas Congress has no demands at all. Is nation shutdown a jok...