Tight security for Bihar bandh

PATNA, OCT.4. Security measures have been beefed up in Bihar in view of the dawn-to-dusk State-wide bandh tomorrow called by the NDA to press for the resignation of the Rabri Devi ministry following the recent spurt in police firing, kidnapping, mass- killing, atrocities on dalits and women.

Official sources said all the police stations were put on a maximum alert and patrolling would be intensified on national and state highways to ensure trouble-free movement of vehicular traffic. Extra security attention would be paid to protect vital installations particularly property of railways, sources said.

The Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly,Mr. S.K. Modi said the NDA activists would resort to complete `chakka jam' and `rail roko' to enforce the bandh call to draw the Centre's attention towards alleged lawlessness, anarchy and chaos gripping the State.

Alleging that the State Government had miserably failed in checking the growing incidence of kidnapping, mass- killing, atrocities on dalits and women, Mr. Modi said Mrs. Rabri Devi had lost the moral right to continue in office.

- PTI

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