After the Bihar government downgraded their security cover, workers of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have stepped in as the new guards for former chief ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.
Several party members were seen standing outside the leaders' Patna residence carrying sticks after the official security detail was sent back in protest.
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 it to minister Nand Kishore Ram.
RJD workers guard Lalu and Rabri as they claim the party's top leaders had "returned" the security cover provided by the BJP-JDU's NDA government.
Party spokesperson Shakti Yadav alleged that the RJD's first family was upset over "repeated insults by the government" and said party workers would take care of their security needs on their own.
