A militant chakka-jam was observed in all the districts of Bihar on April 12 to protest the manipulation of BPL lists, non-implementation of NREGA, forcible implementation of PESA Act and the new draconian Police Act. The traffic remained blocked for two hours in the forenoon in all parts of the state. Thousands of people under the banner of CPI(ML) and its mass organisations took part in the programme. The NH 28 was blocked in Samastipur and Gopalganj, NH 31 was blocked in Purnea, Naugachhia and Begusarai, while NH 98 was jammed in Arwal and Obra, NH 80 in Sultanpur, NH 2 in Sonvarsha and Kudra, and also at many other places. In Barachatti and Tilauthi, many activists were arrested by the police from the GT Road but they were released immediately owing to the mass pressure. Activists were also arrested in Masaurhi, Aurangabad and Biharsharif. In all more than 500 people were arrested on the day. Patna-Gaya Railway line and one at Meghauli in West Champaran were also blocked by the agitators. Many of the activists were injured at Runi-Saidpur in a brutal lathicharge by the police. This was severely condemned by the people and out Party has demanded immediate suspension of the concerned police incharge. Almost all the towns in Patna, Bhojpur, Buxar, Rohtas, Kaimur, Bhabhua, Jehanabad, Aurangabad, Gaya, etc. witnessed a complete bandh on the day while the roads were jammed in more than twenty places in North Bihar towns.
