Shutdown was a failure, and we regret the violence that followed, says BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad termed the Bharat Bandh, which derailed normal life in over 8 states and ended up in the death of a two-year-old in Patna, a failure. Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Prasad, in a very matter-of-fact manner said, “Bharat Bandh was a failure and we regret the violence that followed (due to the shutdown).”

A two-year-old reportedly died due to random road blockade in Patna and reports have said that thousand across India have been taken under preventive detention.