Strike paralyses life in Jharkhand; passes off peacefully

Over 5,000 activists and leaders of different political parties, including ruling BJP, courted arrest during the strike, police sources said.

The strike passed off peacefully and the arrested people were let off later during the day, the sources said.

According to reports, educational institutions, banks, shops and big business establishments remained closed while truckers stayed off the road, affecting work at public and private sector companies.

Slogan-shouting bandh supporters squatted on railway tracks in Koderma, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and other places disrupting train services, sources in the railways said.

Chairman of Jharkhand Truck Owners' Association Uday Shankar Ojha said the association