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Indian police douse the fire set by activists of BJP who tried to block traffic during a nationwide strike to protest a steep hike in gas prices at Ambari in Guwahati on Thursday, May 31, 2012, during the twelve hour Bharat bandh called by the opposition political parties in protest against abnormal price hike on Petrol and other essential commodities. Photo by Ujjal Deb/Indian Photo Agency