Fine, I get all that. I understand why the government had to raise fuel prices and I understand why people are upset. So, protest. Hold a peaceful rally somewhere and make your point. Tell the government you are angry, make your demands. But a bandh?! How does it help to bring a heaving city to a grinding halt for two days?
Not only is it a massive headache for calcuttans, imagine the financial cost to the city of two lost working days.
Can I rephrase the bolded word as "the financial cost of two lost working days to the city"?
Thanks