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Patna, Sept 4: The NDA enforced a five-hour statewide bandh in Bihar on Thursday to protest the alleged abusive remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late mother during the Congress’ recently held Voter Adhikar Yatra.
The bandh, which began at 7 a.m., was led primarily by the women’s wings of the BJP, JD(U) and other alliance partners. In Patna, protestors gathered at the Income Tax roundabout, shouting slogans and carrying placards condemning the Congress and the RJD.
According to a statement issued by the state BJP, senior leaders including Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal, MPs Ravi Shankar Prasad and Dharmshila Gupta, and state minister Nitin Nabin will participate in a sit-in demonstration at the party’s state headquarters later in the day.
Patna (Central) SP Diksha said police deployment had been increased across sensitive points to prevent disturbances. Protests were also reported from Nawada, Katihar, Muzaffarpur and Darbhanga.
The row erupted after a video from Darbhanga surfaced last week showing a man shouting an expletive at a Congress event. The organiser claimed that no senior Congress leader was present when the incident occurred. The accused, a 25-year-old resident of Darbhanga, has since been arrested.
The BJP has intensified its agitation, with workers clashing earlier this week with Congress leaders outside the opposition party’s state headquarters.
Responding to the incident on September 2, Prime Minister Modi said he was “deeply pained” by the remarks. He added that while he might personally forgive the RJD and Congress, the people of Bihar would “never pardon them” for insulting a mother.(PMI)
