Bharat Bandh news LIVE updates: Emergency services like hospitals and banks are expected to remain open. Public transport may be disrupted in a few states.
Police personnel lathi-charge protestors during the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by SC/ST organisations over reservation issue, in Patna.
Bharat Bandh on August 21: Dalit and Adivasi organisations have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh’, a peaceful strike, to stress their demand for wider representation of marginalised communities in jobs and education and also to ensure the protection of their constitutional rights. The bandh comes on the backdrop of the recent Supreme Court verdict on the sub-categorisation of quotas for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) groups, and the controversy over lateral entry for central civil services….Read More
The bandh has been called by the National Confederation of Dalit and Adivasi Organisations (NACDAOR). NACDAOR has released a list of demands that ask the government to ensure social justice and equitable representation of these communities in jobs and education. It has urged all OBC and SC/ST groups to participate peacefully in large numbers.
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Aug 21, 2024 1:27 PM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Patna Deputy SP claims the protest was not peaceful
Bharat Bandh news live: Speaking about the lathi charge on the supporters of Bharat Bandh, Patna Deputy SP told ANI that the protest was not peaceful.
“They took law and order in their hands. The common people could not travel and we tried to convince them (agitators). But they did not understand. We had to use mild force to move them back,” the officer added.
Aug 21, 2024 1:04 PM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Protesters attempt to block roads across several districts in Bihar
Bharat Bandh news live: Protesters supporting the Bharat Bandh attempted to block roads across Jehanabad, Madhepura and Muzaffarpur in Bihar.
“Five protestors were detained as they tried to disrupt traffic movement on NH-83 near Unta Chowk. They were later removed from the spot and normality was restored,” said Hulas Baitha, Sub-Inspector at the town police station.
Aug 21, 2024 12:31 PM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Police lathi charge protesters in Bihar’s Patna | Watch
Aug 21, 2024 12:26 PM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Rajasthan minister urges peaceful conduct of bandh
Bharat Bandh news live: Rajasthan’s Law Minister Jogaram Patel appealed to the people to hold a peaceful ‘Bharat Bandh’.
He said the Rajasthan government will follow the decisions taken by the Central government.
Most markets and businesses remain closed in Jaipur in support of the bandh.
Aug 21, 2024 11:58 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: ‘Jab tak suraj chand rahega tab tak baba tera naam rahega’ and Baba Sahab amar rahen’ are the slogans
Bharat Bandh news live: Supporters of Bharat Bandh in Firozabad raised slogan of “Jai Bhim Jai Bhim” to praise Dr BR Ambedkar.
Aug 21, 2024 11:48 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Protesters from BSP march as police watch in Agra city
Bharat Bandh news live: Protestors from the Bahujan Samaj Party marched towards Agra city from Tedi Bagia area in Agra to Aligarh road causing road jam. Police remain on alert but are silent spectators at present.
Aug 21, 2024 11:35 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: No visible impact in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj and neighbouring districts
Bharat Bandh news live: The call for bandh has had minimal impact in Prayagraj and other neighbouring districts.
The BSP and Dalit organisations are expected to march in the afternoon and hand over their memorandum to district officials.
Aug 21, 2024 11:33 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Minimal impact in Meerut and neighbouring districts
Bharat Bandh news live: The call for bandh has had minimal impact in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerut and neighbouring districts.
Opposition parties and Dalit organisations are expected to march in the afternoon and hand over their memorandum to officials.
Aug 21, 2024 11:30 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Eastern Uttar Pradesh least affected so far
Bharat Bandh news live: The call for bandh has had minimal effect in Eastern UP districts, including Varanasi, so far.
BSP members are expected to undertake a march in the afternoon.
Aug 21, 2024 11:26 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Supporters enter collectorate premises in Agra
Bharat Bandh news live: Supporters of Bharat Bandh have entered the district collectorate premises in Agra.
Police already remain on high alert in and around Agra city.
Activists of Bahujan Samaj Party are on the roads in Mainpuri to support Bharat Bandh call.
Aug 21, 2024 11:25 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Police force deployed in Firozabad’s Jasrana town
Bharat Bandh news live: A police force has been deployed in Firozabad’s Jasrana town to keep an eye on protesters who might force vendors to shut doors.
Aug 21, 2024 11:22 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Scooter rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Etah
A scooter and motorcycle rally was organised in the Aliganj area of Etah in support of Bharat Bandh.
Aug 21, 2024 11:16 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Bhim Army members block roads in Patna | Watch
Aug 21, 2024 11:02 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Private bus services remain suspended in Jharkhand’s Ranchi
Private bus services remained suspended in Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi in view of ongoing Bharat Bandh.
Ruling Jharkhand Muti Morcha (JMM) had expressed its support for the bandh.
Aug 21, 2024 10:24 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Agra police on high alert in view of Bharat Bandh agitation
Bharat Bandh news live: Protestors gathered in Dhanoli area, in outskirts of Agra, and took out juloos asking shopkeepers to keep their shops closed.
Police remain on high alert to prevent any possible law and order situation.
Aug 21, 2024 9:54 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news live: Akhilesh Yadav calls the bandh a mass movement to protect reservation
Bharat Bandh news LIVE: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said the Bharat Bandh will instill a new consciousness among the exploited and deprived and will prove to be a shield of people’s power against any kind of tampering with reservation.
“Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar had already warned that the Constitution will only work if the intentions of those implementing it are correct. When the governments in power will tamper with the Constitution and the rights given by it through fraud, scams and scandals, then the public will have to take to the streets. Public movements put a check on unbridled government,” the Kannauj MP posted on X.
Aug 21, 2024 9:30 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news LIVE updates: Bhim Sena members block roads in Bihar’s Sheikhpura
Supporters from Bhim Sena have blocked roads and chanted slogans in Bihar’s Sheikhpura.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Bihar has expressed its support for the Bharat Bandh.
Aug 21, 2024 9:24 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news LIVE updates: Bandh supporters block roads in Bihar’s Jehanabad
Bharat Bandh news LIVE updates: Supporters of Bharat Bandh from the Reservation Bachao Sangharsh Samiti have blocked the National Highway 83 in Bihar’s Unta.
Aug 21, 2024 7:10 AM IST
Bharat Bandh news LIVE updates: What did the Union government say on the Supreme Court verdict?
Bharat Bandh news LIVE updates: The Union government has said it has no plans to implement the top court’s verdict asking states to implement creamy layer provisions for reservation benefits among SC/ST groups.
“The Union Cabinet under the leadership of the Prime Minister Modi discussed the Supreme Court’s suggestion regarding reservations. The Cabinet is of the opinion that the NDA government will adhere to the provisions of the Constitution drafted by Baba Saheb Ambedkar. The Constitution does not provide for a creamy layer within reservations for SCs and STs,” said Minister Vaishnaw.
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