New Delhi, May 14 -- Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai's office on Thursday wrote to the Chief Secretary of Bihar, requesting him to reduce the number of vehicles in the security arrangements during his visit to the state.

This follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to conserve fuel amid the West Asia crisis. PM Modi, along with several Union ministers, have downsized their convoys.

In a letter to the Chief Secretary of Bihar, MoS Home Nityanand Rai said, "In compliance with the appeal made by the Hon'ble Prime Minister regarding saving of petrol and diesel, I have been directed to say that during the visit of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai Ji, only one vehicle of CRPF and one vehicle ...