An activist from the Bahujan Samaj Party, a political party championing the lower caste, beats her chest as she shouts anti-government slogans during a protest against the hike in fuel prices in the northern Indian city of Chandigarh June 6, 2008. Strikes and protests against India's decision to raise fuel prices spread around the country on Friday, paralysing transport in two key states and hitting businesses including software firms in Hyderabad and Kolkata. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA)