India, June 6 -- After the BJP-led Bihar government withdrew the Z-plus security cover of former chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, and they refused to take the Y category cover granted to them, workers of their party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have stepped in as the family's new guards. Several party members were seen standing outside the leaders' Patna residence carrying sticks after the official security detail was sent back in protest over the downgrading from Z+ to Y.

The couple's son, Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav, also refused to accept his Y-category cover.

The development comes amid a separate row over the 10, Circular Road bungalow, which the Bihar government has asked Rabri Devi to vacate after allotting ...