The rally of Bhangar's residents from College Square to Dorina Crossing protesting against setting up of power grid sub-station led to massive traffic congestion in the central business district.
Family members of the two persons, who were killed during the clash, were also present in the rally. Congress and CPI(M) leaders were supposed to join the rally but they didn't turn up.
The residents of Bhangar withdrew their agitation in the villages and normalcy got restored in the areas. Children can now go to school and traders were found opening their shops.
There were around 3,000 people in the rally, which badly affected the traffic on the first day of the week. People heading to their offices and school goers faced severe inconvenience. Buses were found standing in a queue and people had to walk to reach to the nearest metro station in attempt of reaching their destinations on time.
The police tried to keep the vehicles moving, though in a slower pace, but their attempt failed as the rally had choked the major thoroughfares in the area. The traffic sergeants took around an hour to clear the congestion.
Bhudeb Singh, a commuter, said that such rallies badly affect traffic movement in the area. "We are well aware of the issue for which they are protesting after watching their agitation in news. What is the need of organizing such rallies that leads to the inconvenience of commuters? Instead they could take step that would really solve their problems," he said.