PATNA: Even as the government geared up for Wednesday's bandh called by five Left parties, the Bihar Public School and Children Welfare Association on Tuesday appealed to the management of all public schools to keep their institutions closed on the bandh day to save children and their parents from harassment.
The association has also appealed to the bandh supporters not to force the closure of such schools where examinations are going on.
Medical services, water and electric supply have been kept out of the purview of the Bihar bandh called by CPI, CPI-ML (Liberation), Forward Bloc, RSP and Socialist Unity Centre of India.
The Left parties have given the bandh call to protest deteriorating law and order situation and press for recall of governor Buta Singh and his adviser Arun Pathak. It is also aimed at drawing attention towards power and water crises facing the people and attack on Dalits and women besides demanding immediate arrest of controversial RJD MP from Siwan Mohd Shahabuddin and a CBI probe into the multi-crore flood-relief scam. The bandh has also been called to protest "loot" in execution of Food-For-Work programme and other welfare schemes.
