A 24 hours bandh called by Jharkhand Disom Party (JDP) and supported by other small political organizations has mixed response in Dhanbad and Bokaro district of Jharkhand. No untoward incidents were reported and bandh passed off peacefully in duo district on Friday.
The bandh was called over to demand a state domicile policy along with opposing the auction of sand ghats across the state, said JDP Chief Salkhan Murmu adding it’s the violation of the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution.
Seeing bandh high alert has been sounded in all the police stations of steel and coal belt and beefed up security arrangements to prevent any untoward incident.
Though, long-distance buses and trucks were remained off the road. Meanwhile, railway police have made all necessary arrangements to ensure that nothing untoward takes place during bandh, told a railway official.