New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) called a five-hour Bihar bandh on Thursday, September 4, over alleged abuses hurled at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during a joint rally of the Opposition in Darbhanga, Bihar.

The bandh will begin at 7 am on Thursday and end at 12 pm.

The BJP said that on September 4, the protest will be led by the women's wings of all NDA constituents across Bihar.

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said, "The bandh will only force the closure of schools for the day." According to India TV News, the following will remain closed across Bihar on Thursday, September 4:

As per reports, emergency services will be exempted from the purview of the bandh.

Emergency services like...