Bandh hits normal life in Bihar - NewsX

The Bihar bandh called by opposition parties to protest against the killing of three people in police firing in Madhubani district on Monday affected normal life across the state. Most shops, business establishments and educational institutions remained closed in Patna and other districts. Railway tracks were blocked and both train and road traffic was hit. The bandh had been called by the Left Front and was supported by the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Lok Janshakti Party, Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party and others. RJD supremo Lalu Prasad and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan were detained in Patna on Monday during the Bihar bandh to protest against the state government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Several other opposition leaders including those belonging to the Left Front have also been detained by the police.

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