The Jharkhand BJP has called for a 12-hour band (shutdown) on Wednesday, in West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan districts to protest against the alleged police lathi-charge on tribal demonstrators in Chaibasa town on Monday. The party termed the police action as "barbaric and anti-people" as ordered by the Hemant Soren-led government.
Announcing the shutdown at a press conference in Ranchi, BJP state executive president and MP Aditya Sahu said the bandh would be observed from 6 am to 6 pm, with essential services remaining
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