Nitish gives Bihar bandh call to protest special status denial

Meanwhile, former deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said that the party has given a call for “Rail roko” on February 28 to protest the Centre's “discriminatory” approach towards the state.  

“We have decided to protest the Centre's discrimination by stopping trains across Bihar on February 28 to express the anger of people,” Sushil Modi said.  

The BJP leader also accused the CM of “weakening” the fight for the state's special category status by “hijacking” the issue and making it JD (U)'s “political weapon”.  

Asked if BJP would participate the March 1 bandh called by the CM, Modi said that Kumar announced the bandh without consulting all political parties.