PATNA: On Monday, Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) has called for Bihar bandh to protest against police action party chief Upendra Kushwaha on Saturday. Khushwaha along with several other party leaders was injured in a clash with the police after they were stopped from marching towards the Raj Bhavan to demand educational reforms in the state. The Opposition Grand Alliance, a part of the RLSP is also supporting the party in the bandh call. The alliance slammed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led state government over the police action.
Earlier, The clashes took place at the 'Aakrosh' march led by RLSP on the occasion of the birth anniversary of late Jagdeo Prasad, the tallest leader of Bihar from the Kushwaha community, considered the party's primary support base. However Armed with lathis (sticks) and raising slogans denouncing the state government for failing to do the needful on the party's charter of demands on educational reforms, the RLSP leaders came to blows with policemen at the Dak Bungalow crossing, about two kilometres from the Governor's residence.
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When the agitators tried to force their way past the police barrier, they were subdued with baton charge and water cannon. Kushwaha, who had received blows on his body, squatted on the roadside along with a number of supporters alleging that they had informed the police about their march. It remained indifferent when we began our march and came up with an abrupt order to halt when we reached Dak Bungalow crossing, he added. Hospital sources said his condition was all right though he had been administered first aid and advised rest for at least a couple of days.
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