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The Hindu
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Amit Bhelari

Bihar BJP observes ‘black day’ in protest against party leader’s death in lathi charge

On the last day of the monsoon session, the BJP on Friday observed a ‘black day’ in the Bihar legislature by wearing black ribbons to protest against the lathi charge which resulted in the death of one of the party leaders.

BJP State president Samrat Choudhary and Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha strongly condemned the lathi charge and staged a ‘Raj Bhavan March’ along with MLAs and MLCs.

They submitted a memorandum to the Governor and termed the lathi charge ‘dictatorship’ of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

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