Hazaribag, March 30 -- Bharatiya Janata Party leaders, including Hazaribag MP Manish Jaiswal, joined a bandh call in parts of the district on Monday to protest the death of a 12-year-old girl in Vishnugarh police station area and demand action against those responsible.
The bandh, announced by state BJP leaders, saw party workers and supporters taking out protest marches and appealing to traders and residents to support the shutdown in Hazaribag town and several blocks of the district.
Addressing protesters, Jaiswal termed the incident "a blot on humanity" and said the party would continue its agitation if prompt justice was not ensured. Barhi MLA Manoj Kumar Yadav and BJP district president Vivekanand Singh were also present during the p...