The strike started from 6 am and will continue till 6 pm today. BJP workers burnt tyres at various places in the city which leads to much inconvenience to common man.
Some BJP activists were taken into custody by cops while they were trying to ransack city buses at Master Canteen.
Many commuters were stranded at various bus stations in the district due to ceased vehicular movement and students were unable to reach schools as school buses remained off the road.