The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha workers sat on dharna in front of the SPs' and demanded immediate arrest of those involved in vandalism during the hartal.
"Activists of the ruling party beat up people and misbehaved with women during their protest. Police remained a mute spectator at the instruction of the government," said BJP spokesman Sajan Sharma.
The reports of protest dharna by BJP was received from different districts.
BJD's hartal was called to protest against the steep hike in the price of petrol and diesel despite a slide in crude oil price in the international market.
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