Hotels, food joints to participate in bandh

Nearly five lakh hotels and food joints will participate in the April 25 dawn to dusk bandh in Tamil Nadu to express solidarity with the agitating farmers in New Delhi.
Since various trade and commercial bodies have decided to join the bandh called by a some political parties, hotels in the state also decided to down their shutters on the day, Tamil Nadu Hotel Owners Association president, Venkatasubbu told reporters here today.
The farmers are on agitation in New Delhi demanding waiver of loans and drought relief to the tune of Rs 40,000 crore.