Patna: The dawn to dusk shutdown against
price rise called by the RJD in Bihar today affected normal
life, while over 5,500 bandh supporters were taken into
custody by police.
Attendance in central and state government offices was
partially affected while in the state secretariat it was
'thin'. Most schools remained closed, officials said.
Private bus operators suspended services, while roads
wore a deserted look in the state capital.
Shops and other business establishments in the main
markets at Frazer Road, Ashok Raj Path, Maurya Lok complex,
Chandani Chowk, Boring road, Patliputra, Nalla Road and
Kankerbagh areas were shut.
Most shops in the main markets in Jehanabad,
Bhagalpur, Gaya, Gopalganj, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Begusarai,
Samastipur, Chapra, Darbhanga and Saharsa towns were also
closed.
Bandh supporters blocked national highways in
Gopalganj, Chapra, Sitamarhi and Begusarai, reports reaching
here said.
Among the 5,500 bandh supporters taken into custody
were RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, his former chief minister wife
Rabri Devi, former Union ministers Raghuvansh Prasad Singh,
Akhilesh Prasad Singh, state party chief Abdul Bari Siddiqui,
SSP Vinit Vinayak said.
He said the arrested would be released in the evening.
PTI
First Published: Thursday, January 28, 2010, 15:17