Bharat Bandh: States asked to be alert for anti-reservation shutdown on April 10
NEW DELHI: The Union Home Ministry has asked all the state governments to be extra vigilant to avoid any violence and loss of life and property amid calls on social media for a "Bharat Bandh" (nationwide shutdown) by various anti-reservation groups to protest clashes during the SC/ST Bharat Bandh on April 2.
The ministry has particularly asked the state governments to make the District Magistrates and the district police chiefs "personally responsible" for the law and order situations in their areas of jurisdiction, sources said on Monday.
States have been advised to beef up security and make appropriate arrangements to prevent any untoward incident, including issue of prohibitory orders, if necessary.
They have been asked to intensify patrolling in all sensitive locations so as to prevent any loss of life or property, a senior ministry official said.
The advisory has stressed that District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police be made "personally responsible for ensuring that law and order situation remains firmly under control" in the areas of their jurisdiction, the official added.
A Bharat Bandh on April 2 by Dalit groups against the alleged dilution of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by a Supreme Court order had led to violence and arson in many parts of the country which claimed several lives and left hundreds of civilians and policemen injured.
Section 144 to be imposed in Bhopal in wake of April 10 Bharat Bandh
Bhopal: Section 144 will be imposed in Bhopal tomorrow in the wake of Bharat Bandh called on April 10 against reservation system in the country.
Around 6000 police personnel will be deployed in order to ward off any violence or untoward incidents.
"Section 144 to be imposed in Bhopal tomorrow. Schools will remain open. 6000 police forces will be deployed. Police department to keep a tab on social media, action will be taken against rumour-mongers," said Bhopal commissioner Ajatshatru Shrivastava.
According to media reports, a shutdown has been called by some groups for April 10, who are reportedly against caste-based reservations in jobs and education.
Although the section has been imposed in several other districts of Madhya Pradesh, but Gwalior, Bhind and Morena are deemed to be the sensitive areas.
Meanwhile, security has also been tightened in Rajasthan's Alwar and police are carrying out patrols in several areas.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) earlier today issued an advisory to all states to take necessary precautionary measures in the view of Bandh.(
Internet services to be suspended in Hapur from 6 pm today
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh): Internet services will be suspended from 6 p.m. today to 6 a.m. tomorrow in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur.
The order has been issued by the District Magistrate in view of Bharat Bandh called on 10 April.
Protests erupted in different parts of the country against the Supreme Court ruling, which called for a dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Even after the Centre's review petition in the matter, a storm of outrage seized many parts of the country, including Bihar, Punjab, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, which saw angry protestors resorting to the destruction of private and public property to send their message of disapproval to the legislature and judiciary.
In Uttar Pradesh, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Law and Order Praveen Kumar informed that one person was killed and 448 people were detained amid the nationwide bandh called by several Dalits outfits over the dilution of the Act.
Apart from this, nearly 40 people, including police personnel, the DIG said, were injured as protests turned violent.
Meanwhile, six people lost their lives in Madhya Pradesh and one in Rajasthan.
The ministry has particularly asked the state governments to make the District Magistrates and the district police chiefs "personally responsible" for the law and order situations in their areas of jurisdiction, sources said on Monday.
States have been advised to beef up security and make appropriate arrangements to prevent any untoward incident, including issue of prohibitory orders, if necessary.
They have been asked to intensify patrolling in all sensitive locations so as to prevent any loss of life or property, a senior ministry official said.
The advisory has stressed that District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police be made "personally responsible for ensuring that law and order situation remains firmly under control" in the areas of their jurisdiction, the official added.
A Bharat Bandh on April 2 by Dalit groups against the alleged dilution of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act by a Supreme Court order had led to violence and arson in many parts of the country which claimed several lives and left hundreds of civilians and policemen injured.
Section 144 to be imposed in Bhopal in wake of April 10 Bharat Bandh
Bhopal: Section 144 will be imposed in Bhopal tomorrow in the wake of Bharat Bandh called on April 10 against reservation system in the country.
Around 6000 police personnel will be deployed in order to ward off any violence or untoward incidents.
"Section 144 to be imposed in Bhopal tomorrow. Schools will remain open. 6000 police forces will be deployed. Police department to keep a tab on social media, action will be taken against rumour-mongers," said Bhopal commissioner Ajatshatru Shrivastava.
According to media reports, a shutdown has been called by some groups for April 10, who are reportedly against caste-based reservations in jobs and education.
Although the section has been imposed in several other districts of Madhya Pradesh, but Gwalior, Bhind and Morena are deemed to be the sensitive areas.
Meanwhile, security has also been tightened in Rajasthan's Alwar and police are carrying out patrols in several areas.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) earlier today issued an advisory to all states to take necessary precautionary measures in the view of Bandh.(
Internet services to be suspended in Hapur from 6 pm today
Hapur (Uttar Pradesh): Internet services will be suspended from 6 p.m. today to 6 a.m. tomorrow in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur.
The order has been issued by the District Magistrate in view of Bharat Bandh called on 10 April.
Protests erupted in different parts of the country against the Supreme Court ruling, which called for a dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
Even after the Centre's review petition in the matter, a storm of outrage seized many parts of the country, including Bihar, Punjab, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan, which saw angry protestors resorting to the destruction of private and public property to send their message of disapproval to the legislature and judiciary.
In Uttar Pradesh, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Law and Order Praveen Kumar informed that one person was killed and 448 people were detained amid the nationwide bandh called by several Dalits outfits over the dilution of the Act.
Apart from this, nearly 40 people, including police personnel, the DIG said, were injured as protests turned violent.
Meanwhile, six people lost their lives in Madhya Pradesh and one in Rajasthan.