Patna: The opposition-sponsored Bharat bandh against FDI in multi-brand retail and diesel price hike began on Thursday morning with protesters disrupting road and train services across Bihar.
A group of BJP workers blocked rail traffic at Patna junction and stopped movement of a number of long distance express and passenger trains, official sources said.
The protesters shouted slogans against the UPA government at the Centre demanding roll back of FDI in multi-brand retail and diesel price hike. There were reports of road blockade and disruption in train services from several districts from Bihar, the sources said.
Elaborate security arrangements have been made and large number of policemen deployed on the street in Patna and other parts of the state, they said. There was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the state.
BJP leader Ravishankar Prasad led about 200 party leaders and workers in courting arrest on Thursday near the busy Dak Bungalow roundabout in Patna during the opposition-sponsored nation wide bandh.
Besides Prasad, the BJP Bihar unit president CP Thakur, Kiran Ghai, Radhamohan Singh, Mangal pandey were among prominent leaders who courted arrested.
About 200 BJP leaders and workers, including Prasad, have been detained and taken to Kankerbagh stadium where they will be put up at a makeshift camp jail, police sources said.
Earlier, Prasad led the BJP leaders and workers in taking out a bicycle march from the BJP office upto Dak Bunglow roundabout to protest the Centre's economic policies, including 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retain, diesel price hike and other issues.
The protesters shouted slogans against the UPA government for its 'anti-people' policies and demanded rollback of the measures like FDI in retail, diesel price hike and rationing of subsidized LPG cylinders.
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