Bharat Bandh: Two-year-old Girl Dies in Bihar’s Jehanabad as Ambulance Gets Stuck in Traffic Jam Due to Protest

The protest has been called by Congress and Left parties against the spiralling cost of petrol and diesel which have reached record levels.

Patna: A two-year-old girl reportedly lost her life on Monday due to the ongoing protest by Congress-led Opposition parties across the country, against the skyrocketing fuel prices and the falling value of the rupee against the US dollar. The child reportedly died on her way to Bihar’s Jehanabad civil hospital.

As per a report, the ambulance carrying the girl got stuck in road blockade by Bandh supporters, following which she lost her life before reaching the hospital. Speaking to reporters, her parents said,” If we were allowed to move ahead, our daughter’s life could have been saved.”

Notably, rail and road traffic was severely hit across Bihar due to a nationwide shutdown called by the Congress against the hike in fuel prices. The shutdown is being supported by the opposition Rashtryia Janata Dal (RJD), Left Parties and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM).

Hundreds of Congress and other opposition parties leaders and workers took to the streets since early Monday in different parts of Bihar. Over a dozen long route trains were halted at Patna, Gaya, Bhojpur, Jehanabad, Bhagalpur and Muzaffarpur railway stations.

At several places, the activists were seen burning tyres on roads to protest. They also raised slogans against the Central government and Prime Minister Narendar Modi and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Additional security have been deployed all across the state to maintain law and order.