Patna, December 21: Three Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) members including party's Bhagalpur district President Tirupati Nath Yadav, were expelled from the party for vandalising auto-rickshaws in Bhagalpur during "Bihar Bandh" on Saturday. The bandh was called by the party against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA )and National Register of Citizens (NRC). The action was taken by the RJD after videos of its members vandalising auto-rickshwas during the peaceful protest surfaced on social media. Anti-CAA Protests in Mangaluru: Curfew Relaxed for 3 Hours, CM BS Yediyurappa Says Night Curfew to Continue.

On Saturday, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav led anti-CAA bandh in Bihar. According to reports, over 1,000 protesters were detained by Police. Senior party leaders Shivanand Tiwari, Jagadanand Singh, Abdul Bari Siddique and political advisor Dr Sanjay Yadav were also present during the protest march. Amanatullah Khan, AAP MLA & Delhi Waqf Board Chairman, Announces Rs 5 Lakh Compensation to Kin of Protesters Killed in Anti-CAA Protests.

Video of RJD Members Vandalising Auto-Rickshaw:

Tejashwi called upon people from all sections of society to oppose the implementation of the CAA and the NRC. Around 12 trains were reportedly affected by the bandh. The protesters also blocked roads including NH 28, 22 and 31.

Hours before participating in the bandh, Tejashwi also tweeted his picture with a poster in hand which reads, “I am Hindu! I am Indian." He clicked the picture with an image of RJD chief and his father, Lalu Prasad Yadav.

The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed in Parliament, last week. After the passage of the bill, nation-wide protests rocked the country. Critiques of the Narendra Modi government considered the act as discriminatory against a particular section of the society as it grants Indian citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

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