The CPI (Maoist) has called a two-day shutdown in Jharkhand and Bihar from October 12 in protest against what it alleged the Centre's effort to put down its campaign using para-military forces.

The announcement was made through a press release by the spokesman of Bihar-Jharkhand-Orissa-Chhattisgarh Special Committee, Gopal. The banned outfit has also been observing a protest-week from October 7 to 13, the release said.