Patna: Life in Bihar seems to have been crippled after the Left parties along with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) called for a state-wide bandh today.
RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has been held in the capital Patna with his party workers.
"Several long route trains as well as passenger trains were stopped by bandh supporters and the road traffic was badly hit across the state," a police official said.
According to East Central Railway zone officials in Hajipur, about 20 km from here, thousands of passengers were stranded at various railway stations.
Besides, traffic was disrupted on national and state highways at various places. In Patna, busy roads like Ashok Rajpath, Exhibition Road, Bailey Road and Fraser Road were blocked by the shutdown supporters, police said.
The call for the bandh was taken to protest against the police firing in Madhubani on Friday in which two persons were killed. 12 persons, including a DSP were also injured that day and dozens of vehicles torched by stone- pelting students demanding CBI probe into the mysterious disappearance of a student.
Following that incident, the Inspector General (IG) of the Darbhanga zone, the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police (SP) were transferred.
(With agency inputs)
RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has been held in the capital Patna with his party workers.
"Several long route trains as well as passenger trains were stopped by bandh supporters and the road traffic was badly hit across the state," a police official said.
According to East Central Railway zone officials in Hajipur, about 20 km from here, thousands of passengers were stranded at various railway stations.
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Besides, traffic was disrupted on national and state highways at various places. In Patna, busy roads like Ashok Rajpath, Exhibition Road, Bailey Road and Fraser Road were blocked by the shutdown supporters, police said.
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The call for the bandh was taken to protest against the police firing in Madhubani on Friday in which two persons were killed. 12 persons, including a DSP were also injured that day and dozens of vehicles torched by stone- pelting students demanding CBI probe into the mysterious disappearance of a student.
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Following that incident, the Inspector General (IG) of the Darbhanga zone, the District Magistrate and the Superintendent of Police (SP) were transferred.
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(With agency inputs)
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