The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has announced a state-wide bandh in Bihar on Thursday to protest against the Opposition over abusive language used against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during a joint event in the state on August 27.
Bihar bandh: Timings
The BJP Mahila Morcha will lead the protest. According to BJP's Bihar state president Dilip Jaiswal, the bandh will be observed for five hours — from 7 am to 12 noon.
Bihar bandh: What's open/closed?
To minimise public inconvenience, emergency services like ambulance, hospital and other essential facilities will not be affected during the bandh.
“Essential services, including emergency facilities and rail operations, will remain unaffected during the shutdown,” news agency ANI reported.
The decision has been taken by the women's wings of the NDA constituents. BJP state president Dilip Jaiswal was quoted by The Times of India as saying that RJD and Congress had used objectionable words against the PM's mother, "due to which the whole of Bihar is ashamed."
JD(U) state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha urged public to support the state-wide bandh.
"To make this bandh special, BJP Mahila Morcha and all the women units of NDA will take charge," Kushwaha was quoted by TOI as saying.
"The way Mahagathbandhan leaders have insulted a mother from the open stage is a blot on democracy. The women of Bihar will definitely respond. The bandh will be peaceful and there will be no traffic obstruction," he added.
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