A local court in Hazaribagh on Monday extended the judicial remand of BJP leader Yashwant Sinha and his supporters till June 28. Chief Judicial Magistrate R B Pal extended his judicial remand, as Mr Sinha did not move for bail in connection with the alleged assault of a senior government official earlier this month.

Sinha’s son and newly elected Hazaribagh MP Jayant is staging a sit-in near the collectorate as part of the party’s protest against deteriorating law and order situation and power crisis. Party veteran L K Advani is scheduled to visit Hazaribagh on Tuesday to call on Sinha.