Watch: RJD workers vandalise auto-rickshaws in Bihar during CAA protests

Watch: RJD workers vandalise auto-rickshaws in Bihar during CAA protests

ANIUpdated: Saturday, December 21, 2019, 02:52 PM IST
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Patna (Bihar): Following the "Bihar Bandh" call given by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, protesters broke barricades and created a roadblock on the road during a demonstration in Patna.

The violent protesters also vandalised auto-rickshaws in Bhagalpur during the anti-CAA stir. At Patna workers of Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) which is backing the RJD's call broke barricades during a demonstration against CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC). Supporters of other parties have also come out in support of the "Bihar Bandh" called by the RJD.

On the other hand, RJD workers vandalised auto-rickshaws in Bhagalpur. At Darbhanga, party supporters also stopped the Darbhanga-New Delhi Bihar Sampark Kranti Superfast Express. Train tracks have also been obstructed in Patna's Kumhrar area alongside other regions in the state such as Arrah, Jahanabad and Hajipur.

The RJD supporters too came out on the streets and burnt tires to register their protest against the CAA. The party workers in Vaishali district blocked the highway with the help of buffaloes.Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajeev Mishra Gaya said that the administration had held talks with the Bandh supporters to carry out protests in a peaceful manner.

"We had held talks with the Bandh supporters and asked them to carry it out peacefully using democratic means. The administration has made adequate arrangements to ensure that no untoward incident takes place today," Mishra told reporters here. RJD leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav on Friday appealed to the people of the state to participate in the Bihar bandh against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) on Saturday. "Bihar will be closed tomorrow. So I appeal to the people for their support," he told ANI.

"In protest against CAA and NRC, the RJD will be leading a Bihar bandh on December 21. On the eve of it, the party carried a torch rally in all districts to give the call for a peaceful protest", Tejashwi tweeted on Friday.

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