The 48-hour bandh called by Maoists in six states – Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh – has begun. The shutdown called to protest against operation Green Hunt and price rise, is also being enforced in three districts of Maharashtra – Bhandara, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli.

Giving a violent start to bandh, the Naxals have triggered a blast along a railway track in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district and blown up a road bridge in Ghatshila sub-division of East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
 
In the first incident, Maoists carried out the blast on a stretch of land along the railway track between Midnapore and Godapia Sal stations. The tracks were not damaged in the blast, however train services were disrupted as checks were being carried out in the area.

In Jharkhand, a bridge connecting Musaboni and Dumaria was blown up by exploding a landmine.

The bandh was also called in view of the killing  of Maoist leader Appa Rao at Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, which Kishenji termed as cold blooded murder.

 "It was a cold blooded murder by police. He was an ideological leader and was never involved in violent activities," he said.

The bandh has also been called against the price rise. Maoists claim the 2010 Union Budget was anti-poor and prepared on the diktat of the World Bank.