FBCCI laments damage to economy

The country is headed for economic ruin at least in the immediate future unless this politics of destruction is stopped," the FBCCI statement said.

It said: "We can never support an agitation that aims at burning and killing people. But we also believe large scale arrests to contain the violence can offer a solution."

The FBCCI urged the political leaders to consider the larger context of the country's economy and need for public order and give up the violent agitation without any further delay.

The country is in the grip of a 72-hour Opposition blockade from early on Saturday after a 72 hour blockade that ended early on Friday.

"These blockades are disrupting transport, inconveniencing livelihoods of millions of people, specially the poor, and, above all, ruining the education of millions of students. This has caused huge anxiety amongst parents of the students," the FBCCI statement said.