Patna: Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Assembly Sushil Kumar Modi ended his 24-hour fast on May 30, with Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ravi Shanker Prasad offering him a glass of juice.

Modi had sat on dharna on May 29 to draw the attention of President A P J Abdul Kalam towards the deteriorating law and order situation and seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the kidnapping of a businessman Atul Prakash allegedly by former Bihar minister Surendra Yadav, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLC Azad Gandhi and their cohorts.

Addressing the gathering at the dharna site, Prasad asked party workers to intensify the agitation against the rising crime graph in Bihar.

The minister charged the State government with providing patronage to criminals and said the image of Bihar had been sullied across the world as the government had failed miserably in maintaining law and order.

PTI