Bharat Bandh against SC/ST ruling UPDATES | Scuffle between protesters and police in Ranchi

Several Dalit organisations in the country have called for a Bharat Bandh against the Supreme Court’s order diluting the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

In addition, the Union Government has decided to file a review petition before the Supreme Court on Monday, challenging its order banning automatic arrest and registration of cases for alleged harassment of SCs and STs.

UPDATES OF BHARAT BANDH

• Protestors get thrashed by police in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut.

• Scuffle between protestors and Police in Jharkhand's Ranchi. Several people injured. 

#WATCH #BharatBandh over SC/ST protection act: Clash between protesters and Police in Ranchi. Several people injured #Jharkhand pic.twitter.com/nYc19J6oUu

— ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2018

• Protest turns violent in Rajasthan's Barmer, cars and property damaged.

  

• Protests take place at Mandi house in Delhi.

#BharatBandh over SC/ST protection act: Protest turns violent in Meerut, cars damaged pic.twitter.com/T5a9szGtDI

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 2, 2018

• Different groups including CPIML activists protest in Bihar's Arrah and block a train

#BharatBandh over SC/ST protection act: Visuals of protest from Rajasthan's Bharatpur pic.twitter.com/m3C8nBqXvW

— ANI (@ANI) April 2, 2018
 

• Protestors disrupt rail traffic in Odisha's Sambalpur

  

• According to reports, some protesters tried to stop a train in Amritsar district. They, however, relented after talks with railway officials.

• CBSE Class 10, 12 Board exams have been postponed in Punjab due to the Bharat Bandh.

• Punjab, which has the highest SC population in the country, has been put on high alert. Schools, colleges, universities and banks will remain closed. Mobile internet service has been suspended.