JDP president Salkhan Murmu said in a press statement that the Jharkhand government had "forcibly acquired" the land of poor farmers at Nagari and 34 adjacent villages for the purpose.
The CPM and CPI have also assured the JDP of their support to the bandh call, Murmu claimed.
Describing a five-member committee headed by state Land Revenue Minister Mathura Prasad Mahto in an effort to end the Nagari land dispute, Murmu branded the move as