The daylong Bharat bandh on Wednesday, called by Dalit and tribal organisations and supported by opposition parties, against the Supreme Court’s verdict on sub-classification of Scheduled Castes affected normal life mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand as well as tribal areas of various states.
Police resorted to baton-charge on protestors in Patna and used water canons to disperse them, while people broke barricades and marched towards the Dak Bungalow Chowk.About 10,000 people participated in the protest in various parts of Patna, with a large portion of protestors comprising students.
Normal life was disrupted as bandh supporters staged ralliesand demonstrations in different parts of Jharkhand. The bandh had some impact in Gujarat’s tribal belts, including in Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Surendranagra, Sabarkantha and Aravalli districts.
Uttar Pradesh remained largely unaffected even as opposition BSP and SP extended their support to the bandh.
Police resorted to baton-charge on protestors in Patna and used water canons to disperse them, while people broke barricades and marched towards the Dak Bungalow Chowk.About 10,000 people participated in the protest in various parts of Patna, with a large portion of protestors comprising students.
Normal life was disrupted as bandh supporters staged ralliesand demonstrations in different parts of Jharkhand. The bandh had some impact in Gujarat’s tribal belts, including in Chhota Udepur, Narmada, Surendranagra, Sabarkantha and Aravalli districts.
Uttar Pradesh remained largely unaffected even as opposition BSP and SP extended their support to the bandh.