Bharat Bandh today: Protests by upper caste groups against SC/ST Act

Bharat Bandh is called by upper caste groups against amendments in SC/ST (Prevention in the Atrocities) Act passed in Parliament last month The Lok Sabha had passed the Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018 on August 6 To override the Supreme Court’s order which diluted the provision of mandatory arrests under the Act Impact of Bharat Bandh in Bhopal: High alert in 35 districts. Section 144 imposed Impact of Bharat Bandh in Gwalior and Sagar: Section 144 imposed. Anti-quota activists present bangles to Mayor Impact of Bharat Bandh in Bihar: Markets closed, protesters stop a train in Arrah