Several parties extend support for Bihar Bandh call amid protests

TIL Desk/National/Patna/ Various parties, like the RJD, the HAM, and the VIP on Friday extended their support to the Bihar Bandh called by different youth organisations of the state on Saturday. The call for a bandh amid violence sweeping Bihar since the last three days and many railway properties being attacked and destroyed on Friday as well.

A mob set part of Danapur railway station in Patna district on fire. They have set a car, parked near a fuel station, on fire. Meanwhile RJD national President Lalu Prasad slammed the BJP government at the Centre. “Capitalist government of Narendra Modi is increasing unemployment through anti-youth policies. Is this a government (Narendra Modi Government) formed by contractors who are offering jobs on the contract. Center should withdraw the Agnipath scheme immediately,” he said.

He also appealed to the youths “to protest in a peaceful and democratic manner”. His son and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Tejashwi Yadav said: “If Centre has the justification for Agnipath why they are not recruiting officers on contract basis and why only kawans? The center should clarify whether 90 days leave which a regular army personnel is entitled to is applicable on Agniveers or not.”