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Rabri Devi, former CM of Bihar arrested MIL/Agencies/ Kharbein, Nov 2, 2007. Khab/IR Summary Patna, November 2, 2007 – The Bihar Police has arrested Bihar opposition leader Rabri Devi here today along with several Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislators for distracting law and order during a shutdown. The shutdown was called by the party to protest against the attacks on journalists by ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator Anant Singh and his men. This is the first time that Rabri Devi, a former Chief Minister and wife of Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, came out on the road and protested aggressively against the two-year-old National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Nitish Kumar. Rabri Devi led hundreds of RJD workers and leaders from her official residence at Circular Road to Bailey Road amid shouting slogans with a green flag in her hand. During her protest, she said it was shameful that journalists were not safe and free to work in the state. Rabri Devi and other RJD legislators were arrested at Dak Bungalow square, the busiest crossing in the heart of Patna. The protest has disturbed the normal life in the state. There were clashes between the protestors and the police. The Congress, the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist (CPI-ML) and the Lok Janshakti Party promptly expressed support to the RJD-sponsored strike. "Hundreds of activists belonging to the opposition were arrested for disrupting law and order. There were reports of clashes between supporters of the strike and the police at several places across the state," A.R. Sinha, the state police chief, told IANS. Schools and business establishments were closed in most of the districts and only a few buses plied on the roads. "Traffic was paralysed due to blockade of roads and national highways at several places by protestors," a police official said.
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