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There were widespread protests in Bihar against NRC, led by Tejashwi Yadav (leader of opposition of Bihar) and also faced resistance from the left parties, where Kanhaiya Kumar played a key role. RJD workers protested across Bihar and blocked roads during the Bihar Bandh [ 24 ] whereas left parties joined hand-in-hand with opposition parties to ...
In January 2024, the Indian politician and eight-time Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, of the Mahagathbandhan block resigned amid rumors of him joining the opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). [1] He joined the NDA and took the oath for his ninth term as Chief Minister of Bihar.
Bandh (Hindi: बंध, बंद, romanized: bandh, band, lit. 'closing; shutting down') is a form of protest used by political activists in South Asian countries such as India and Nepal. It is similar to a general strike. During a bandh, a political party or a community declare a general strike. [1] For example, a Bharat bandh is a call for ...
On 27 September, farmer unions called a Bharat Bandh. The bandh had limited nation-wide impact. [217] A protest on 3 October 2021 in Lakhimpur Kheri resulted in a number of deaths. [218] In November 2021, farmers stopped the screening of a movie in five cinema halls in Hoshiarpur, disgruntled that Akshay Kumar had not come out in support. [219]
The 2024 Indian farmers' protest is the second round of continuous protests and road blockades initiated by farmers in the northern states of Punjab and Haryana on 13 February 2024, primarily located at Punjab's Shambhu border. [13]
There was a protest at Jantar Mantar at New Delhi, organized by 12 different political parties together, in a show of unity. [16] [17] Ruling party JD(U) has fielded controversial former state cabinet minister Manju Verma, who had resigned over shelter case row, as a candidate in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. [18]
Angry students in various parts of Bihar disrupted train traffic, as protests continued against assaults on north Indians by MNS activists in Mumbai. Noted Physician Dr Diwakar Tejaswi observed a day-long fast in Patna to protest against repeated violence by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) leader Raj Thackeray and his supporters. [21]
A hartal is a mass protest, often involving a total shutdown of workplaces, offices, shops, and courts of law, and a form of civil disobedience similar to a labour strike. In addition to being a general strike, it involves the voluntary closure of schools and places of business.