Ara: The indefinite fast in protest
against inadequate power supply in Bihar's Bhojpur district was called off Thursday following assurance by the authorities,
while three persons were detained in Gopalganj for violating
law and order during a protest against erratic power supply.
At Ara, the Gopalganj district headquarters, a
five-member group, which was on hunger strike for past three
days against the powercut, called off their stir after
District Magistrate Pratima S Verma promised that there would
be improvement by the next two months, the sources said.
Verma also offered the protestors juice as they
announced to end the fast.
In Gopalganj police detained three persons, including
JD(U)'s district convenor Gopalji Sharma, for "taking law into
their own hands" during a stir against frequent power cuts
in the district, sources said.
The agitators also blocked road traffic at Monia Baba
Chowk of the district headquarters before police batoncharged
to disperse the crowd, the sources said.
Some traders also joined in by downing the shutters
for the day.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, April 28, 2011, 16:19